Data and Financial Journalist
On January 14, 2026, the U.S. State Department announced that it will indefinitely suspend immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries beginning January 21. The move is a part of a broad immigration policy shift under the Trump administration.
U.S. food inflation has cooled sharply from its pandemic-era peak — but the latest data come with an unusual warning label.
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed dramatically in October 2025, falling to $29.4 billion, the smallest monthly gap since May 2009, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis. That represents a 39% drop from a revised $48.1 billion deficit in September.
In 2025, the U.S. economy didn’t simply cool or rebound but changed in ways that were visible in the data itself.
A shutdown distorted inflation, tariffs reset global trade, U.S. debt buyers quietly swapped places, and food prices surged. I pick five charts that captured how policy and politics reshaped the American economy in 2025.