Rachel Siegel

Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China through executive order on Inauguration Day. It’s unclear exactly what that will mean.

• Economy

The nomination comes as housing issues persists as a major economic burden, particularly for aspiring buyers or renters struggling to keep up with costs.

• Economy

The first Trump administration tried to remove two mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, from government control. The second could finish the job.

• Business

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates on Thursday by a quarter of a percentage point, its second consecutive rate cut this year, as inflation continues to cool.

• Economy

The Federal Reserve’s plans to keep lowering interest rates haven’t translated into relief for homeowners.

• Post Reports

Housing affordability has become a key issue for both the Trump and Harris campaigns. Today on “Post Reports,” what each candidate is proposing to do about the housing crisis, and whether their solutions could actually work.

• Elections

This chapter of Harris’ time as attorney general, allies say, showed a resolve to make gutsy decisions and withstand pressure to fall in line.

• Economy

Fresh data from the Census Bureau show how housing sits at the center of policymaking at the federal and local level.

• Business

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson examined how different kinds of European colonization led to some nations being rich and others poor.