“The economy is struggling to create jobs. The unemployment rate is low but it’s now showing some stress,” Zandi said, adding that the closer the rate gets to 5%, the greater the risk of a “reinforcing negative cycle” that can cause a recession.

Team Trump said Americans would see great economic results by the end 2025. After that fell through, they started pointing to the late summer of 2026.

But a closer inspection shows that an increasing number of structural supports — across businesses, labor markets, consumers and stocks — are looking wobbly. A Jenga-like collapse, meaning an unexpected economic downturn, is not inevitable. But it is a growing, underappreciated possibility.

China controls around 70% of the world’s rare earth resource output and about 90% of the world’s rare earth processing capabilities. Access to rare-earth elements has been a key bargaining chip in U.S. trade negotiations with China.

Americans remain “frustrated” about rising prices and have a dimming view of their personal finances, a survey found.

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