Economics and markets

The US economy is growing strongly at 2.34% in Q2 2025 but is expected to slow to 1.4% in 2025, with falling interest rates and a weaker US dollar likely to boost commodity prices, benefiting Australian markets. Michael Knox discusses.

Michael Knox, Chief Economist, reveals how the OECD and RBA’s outdated assumptions about global trade fail to account for China’s Marxist-Leninist economic strategies.

Michael Knox outlines the economic outlook for growth and inflation in the U.S., the Euro area, China, India, and Australia, drawing data from the International Monetary Fund, the Congressional Budget Office, European sources, and his own analysis for Australia.

The U.S. and China, through negotiations led by the Chinese Deputy Premier and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, agreed to a 90-day tariff reduction from over 125% to 30% and 10% respectively

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s adept negotiation of a US-China tariff deal and his method for assessing tariffs’ modest impact on inflation, using a 20.5% effective rate, position him as a formidable successor to Henry Morganthau’s legacy.

In a lively presentation to the Economic Club of New York, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee highlighted tariffs as a minor stagflation risk but emphasized strong U.S. GDP growth of around 2.6%, suggesting a resilient economy and potential for a soft landing.

This discussion simplifies the US business cycle, highlighting how tariffs are projected to lower growth to 1.8% in 2025, reduce the budget deficit, and foster an extended soft landing, boosting equities and commodities through 2027.

Michael Knox dives into the robust U.S. economy, the effects of proposed tariffs on inflation and Federal Reserve decisions, and how tariff funds and corporate tax reductions could boost job growth and stock market performance in 2026, though markets may stabilise in the short term.

In this extensive breakdown, Michael Knox discusses everything across the broad economic spectrum, including tariffs, commodities and much more.