Shumita Basu

She told NPR a district staffer confronted her.

She told NPR a district staffer confronted her.

She told NPR a district staffer confronted her.

She says she still has the everyone is welcome poster up now.

She says she still has the everyone is welcome poster up now.

She says she still has the everyone is welcome poster up now.

As a result of the on-again, off-again tariff policy from the Trump administration, there's been a lot of attention on the fluctuations in the stock market. The market swung wildly at the start of the month, prompting brokerages like J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and S&P to raise their odds of a recession in the United States. And economists are also watching the value of the U.S.

As a result of the on-again, off-again tariff policy from the Trump administration, there's been a lot of attention on the fluctuations in the stock market. The market swung wildly at the start of the month, prompting brokerages like J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and S&P to raise their odds of a recession in the United States. And economists are also watching the value of the U.S.

As a result of the on-again, off-again tariff policy from the Trump administration, there's been a lot of attention on the fluctuations in the stock market. The market swung wildly at the start of the month, prompting brokerages like J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and S&P to raise their odds of a recession in the United States. And economists are also watching the value of the U.S.

dollar with growing concern. It dropped to a three-year low at the start of the week. And since Inauguration Day, the dollar has lost almost 10 percent of its value. So what does that mean for the health of our economy?

dollar with growing concern. It dropped to a three-year low at the start of the week. And since Inauguration Day, the dollar has lost almost 10 percent of its value. So what does that mean for the health of our economy?

dollar with growing concern. It dropped to a three-year low at the start of the week. And since Inauguration Day, the dollar has lost almost 10 percent of its value. So what does that mean for the health of our economy?

We called up David Lynch, a global economics correspondent for The Washington Post, and he explained Trump's tariff announcement in early April was the type of event that usually spurs more investment in treasuries and bonds, which investors typically consider to be more stable assets.

We called up David Lynch, a global economics correspondent for The Washington Post, and he explained Trump's tariff announcement in early April was the type of event that usually spurs more investment in treasuries and bonds, which investors typically consider to be more stable assets.

We called up David Lynch, a global economics correspondent for The Washington Post, and he explained Trump's tariff announcement in early April was the type of event that usually spurs more investment in treasuries and bonds, which investors typically consider to be more stable assets.

But that didn't happen in this case.

But that didn't happen in this case.

But that didn't happen in this case.

Rising yields can drive up interest rates for mortgages, credit cards, and pretty much every type of consumer loan, which can make people hesitant to make big purchases. And long term, it can hurt the financial system by putting a bigger strain on the balance sheets of big banks and firms.

Rising yields can drive up interest rates for mortgages, credit cards, and pretty much every type of consumer loan, which can make people hesitant to make big purchases. And long term, it can hurt the financial system by putting a bigger strain on the balance sheets of big banks and firms.