CRER director Howard Wall appeared in a story on Channel 3 News about the effect of tariffs on local farmers: “If you start restricting or putting huge tariffs on imports from these countries, these are not rich countries, they’re not going to write checks to us for having trade deficits, and we’re not going to…
4/22/25: Tennessee, Georgia Borrowers Brace for Impact as Student Loan Collections Restart in May
The Trump administration has announced that it will be ending the pause on student debt repayment for about 5 million borrowers who were in default prior to the pandemic. CRER director Howard Wall provided his thoughts in a story on News Channel 9. “They were also promised that the student loans would be canceled. So…
4/14/2025: CRER Spring 2025 Forecast for the Chattanooga Economy
The CRER has released its Spring 2025 forecast of employment growth in the Chattanooga Metropolitan Statistical Area for 2025 and 2026. The forecast represents a downgrade that is due partly to revisions of recent job growth, but primarily to the softened national outlook in the wake of the tariff plans unveiled on April 2nd. The…
4/7/25: How Will Trump’s Tariffs Affect the Chattanooga Area Economy?
Stock prices hit bear market territory and Channel 3 had a story about what it might mean and how people should react. CRER director Howard Wall gave his perspective. “But Howard Wall, University of Tennessee Chattanooga Director of the Center for Regional Economic Research, says a bear market is more than just a financial event…
4/4/25: Economy Expert Says Local Businesses Could Be Impacted By Trump Tariffs
Channel 3 News in Chattanooga had a story on President Trump’s tariffs and how they might affect the local economy. CRER director Howard Wall was featured and said that “The people who are going to be effected the most are households who are going to be paying much higher prices for some goods. Thousands of…