Issue 43: After The Storm

13 November 2025

Now most pressing for Trump is addressing the cost of living by implementing the promises MAGA make – improving livelihoods and creating better paying jobs. In 2024 personal disposable income per capita was below the national average in 65% of state while between 2019-23 real spending has outpaced real income increases nationally and in 34 states. Meanwhile ASEAN 4 plus Vietnam have more than weathered the trade tariff storm. Exports are rising strongly, and corporate profitability has continued to improve. The outlier in an otherwise positive economic outlook is the Philippines.