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Inflation, Tariffs and Sentiment: Where is the U.S. Economy Headed?

March 10, 2026

The U.S. economy continues to send mixed signals. Inflation has cooled but hasn’t disappeared. Consumers are sour on the economy, but they continue to spend. And the impact of tariffs is still up in the air. Curtis Dubay, chief economist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, unpacks where the economy stands and what CPAs and their clients should be watching in the months ahead.

Topics discussed:

Impact of recent Supreme Court decision on tariffs
Consumers are still spending, but which consumers?
Are consumer debt levels up?
Impact of low birthrates and declining immigration
How important are quarter-to-quarter economic growth rates?
The economic indicators that Curtis will be tracking the rest of the year

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Curtis Dubay

Curtis Dubay is the chief economist in the Economic Policy Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce where he tracks the condition of the economy, analyzes the impact of public policy on economic growth and runs the Chamber’s Chief Economists Committee.

Don Meyer

Don Meyer, CAE, is the chief growth officer of the New Jersey Society of CPAs, where he is responsible for setting the vision, strategy and direction for the organization’s marketing, communications and membership campaigns and for driving the success of a deep and broad swath of organizational initiatives.

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