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Tariffs to slow spending, economic growth during H2: Conference Board
Consumers face an average effective tariff rate of 20.6% and a 2.1% short-run increase in prices, the Yale Budget Lab said.
By Jim Tyson • July 21, 2025 -
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Office workstations could get even smaller: JLL
Many employers rightsizing their real estate to align with the hybrid work era are planning to shrink the office space they allot each worker, a report finds.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 21, 2025 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from CFO Dive
Tarifff headwinds along with the accounting talent shortage and the promises and traps of generative AI, are among the top issues CFOs are grappling with this year.
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Consumer sentiment edges up on expectations inflation will cool
Recent stability in consumer sentiment coincides with mixed signals on employment and retail sales.
By Jim Tyson • July 18, 2025 -
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Instant paychecks pose moral dilemma for Yooz CFO
The accounts payable software company may offer earned wage access benefits to employees. Yooz CFO John Gronen has reservations.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 18, 2025 -
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Powell defends Fed renovation in letter to Vought
The OMB chief said representatives from his agency aim to visit the central bank site “in the next week.” Meanwhile, a potential successor at the Fed pushed a vision for partnership with the Treasury.
By Dan Ennis • July 18, 2025 -
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Retail sales jump despite consumer worries about tariffs, jobs, economy
The report of robust spending coincides with warnings by several Federal Reserve officials that import duties in coming months will push up prices.
By Jim Tyson • July 17, 2025 -
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Williams resigns as PCAOB chair as Trump shakes up financial regulation
President Donald Trump this year has followed up on a campaign pledge to soften regulation across the full range of U.S. industries, including financial services.
By Jim Tyson • July 16, 2025 -
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Inflation rises to 2.7% as companies shift tariff costs to consumers
Persistent inflation prompted traders in interest rate futures to all but rule out a reduction in borrowing costs during a Federal Reserve policy meeting on July 29-30.
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EU releases compliance guidelines for AI Act
With another enforcement milestone in sight, the European Union is giving businesses a voluntary code of practice to help align with regulatory standards.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 15, 2025 -
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Businesses are overconfident as mobile phishing scams surge
Nearly six in 10 companies experienced incidents because of voice or text phishing attacks that led to executive impersonation, according to a new report from Lookout.
By Eric Geller • July 15, 2025 -
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‘Heavy lift’: Colorado AI law sets high bar, analysts say
Colorado’s sweeping new AI law could be a blueprint for other states. It also puts fresh pressure on companies to beef up risk management systems.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • July 15, 2025 -
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CFOs already feel tariffs biting into margins, sales: KPMG
It’s unclear how long companies can continue delaying investments as they await tariff certainty without hurting their businesses, KPMG’s Joe Lackner said.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • July 14, 2025 -
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US plans 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico
President Donald Trump unveiled the new duty rates, set to begin Aug. 1, in separate letters shared on social media Saturday morning.
By Max Garland , Philip Neuffer • July 14, 2025 -
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Trump’s megabill boosts M&A outlook after slump
The new law could provide greater tax certainty for dealmaking in an otherwise risky economic and policy environment, analysts say.
By Alexei Alexis • July 10, 2025 -
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CFOs ‘getting more risk averse’ in Trump economy
Only one in three CFOs believe now is a good time to take on more risk, down from 60% in Q1, a Deloitte survey found.
By Alexei Alexis • July 9, 2025 -
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For M&A in 2025, tariff policy presents opportunity
While it’s understandable dealmakers are pausing M&A and trying to predict where trade policy goes next, these are instincts to try and resist, Deloitte’s Adam Reilly writes.
By Adam Reilly • July 9, 2025 -
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Non-US firms are shrewd accounting standards shoppers
Since 2007 more foreign private issuers have opted to use IFRS accounting standards when filing U.S. financial reports, a Hebrew University of Jerusalem study found.
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Trump rolls out reciprocal tariffs for Japan, South Korea, others
The U.S. detailed the rates it will impose on imports from certain countries starting Aug. 1 in identical letters shared by the president Monday.
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SEC seeks SolarWinds settlement in reversal for agency under new leadership
The decision by the commission, now under Republican control, could reshape the landscape of corporate accountability for cyber incidents.
By Eric Geller • July 8, 2025 -
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M&A comeback on pause amid Trump policy haze: PwC
CFOs will need to carefully manage liquidity and the financial fundamentals of their business in the current environment, the Big Four accounting firm said.
By Alexei Alexis • July 2, 2025 -
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Labor market slows as jobless claims rise to highest level since 2021
The job market is “progressing solidly, although more slowly than before,” Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said.
By Jim Tyson • June 26, 2025 -
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Agentic AI deployment accelerates despite risks: KPMG
The uptick comes as Gartner predicts that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027.
By Alexei Alexis • June 26, 2025 -
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Fed on hold to see if tariff-induced inflation persists, Powell says
“A majority of my committee has said that they do expect to cut rates between now and the end of the year,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.
By Jim Tyson • June 25, 2025 -
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PCAOB imposes smaller exam cheating fines, citing cooperation
The audit watchdog this week announced penalties totaling $8.5 million on three Netherlands firms. Last year, KPMG Netherlands alone was fined $25 million in connection with an exam cheating scandal.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 25, 2025 -
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Powell affirms ‘wait-and-see’ rate policy, bucking Trump’s call for cuts
Since the Federal Reserve met last week, two policymakers have said they may favor a quarter-point reduction in the main interest rate at a July 29-30 meeting.
By Jim Tyson • June 24, 2025
