https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ABoDWd04cQQ/robert-burgess RSS for Node Fri, 08 May 2026 04:52:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-12/corporate-america-can-afford-higher-taxes-the-tariffs-prove-it https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-12/corporate-america-can-afford-higher-taxes-the-tariffs-prove-it Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:02 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump announced additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-opinion-trump-promises-data https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-opinion-trump-promises-data Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:03 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-17/the-affordability-crisis-can-now-add-wages-to-the-mix https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-17/the-affordability-crisis-can-now-add-wages-to-the-mix Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:02 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 05, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Committee met to hear testimony on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Annual Report to Congress. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-11/housing-affordability-congress-finally-has-the-right-fix https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-11/housing-affordability-congress-finally-has-the-right-fix Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:30:07 GMT ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 18: Workers assemble a newly manufactured 1200-square-foot ADU (accessory dwelling unit) for members of the Van Dalm family, who are Eaton Fire survivors, on December 18, 2025 in Altadena, California. The prefabricated house is being completed on the lot where their home burned after first being fabricated in a factory and transported in two sections to Altadena where the sections were structurally connected or “married” today. The 2-bedroom, 2-bath unit, constructed by USModular, Inc., will serve as a temporary home for the family while they construct their new main home in front of the unit. Amid a slow rebuilding process following the LA fires, some homeowners are choosing prefabricated housing which is generally faster and less expensive than traditional builds. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-22/consumer-spending-is-hot-consumer-saving-is-not https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-22/consumer-spending-is-hot-consumer-saving-is-not Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:43:44 GMT A shopper carries Ecco bags in the Union Square neighborhood of San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. The Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release personal consumption figures on January 22. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-01/us-stock-market-and-gdp-lost-its-edge-in-2025 https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-01/us-stock-market-and-gdp-lost-its-edge-in-2025 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:00:09 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 25: U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Furthering his federal takeover of the capital city’s law enforcement, Trump signed orders ending cashless bail in the District of Columbia, mandating prosecution for people who desecrate the American flag -- including by burning it -- and other orders. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-30/us-china-trade-deal-is-not-truly-great https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-30/us-china-trade-deal-is-not-truly-great Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:49:53 GMT BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they depart following a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Trump is meeting Xi for the first time since taking office for his second term, following months of growing tension between both countries. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-22/tricolor-bankruptcy-shouldn-t-end-treasury-department-program https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-22/tricolor-bankruptcy-shouldn-t-end-treasury-department-program Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:07 GMT A Tricolor dealership in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Tricolor Holdings, a used car seller and subprime lender that focuses on undocumented immigrants in the US Southwest, filed to liquidate in bankruptcy. US prosecutors are also looking into allegations of fraud by the company. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-25/schiff-james-cook-allegations-show-flaws-in-mortgage-process https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-25/schiff-james-cook-allegations-show-flaws-in-mortgage-process Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:30:19 GMT Does it really need to be hundreds of pages? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-08/the-fed-needs-economists-who-aren-t-politicians https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-08/the-fed-needs-economists-who-aren-t-politicians Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:45:48 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Dr. Stephen Miran, nominee for Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers testifies at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee on February 27, 2025 at the Dirksen Senate Building in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from nominees for various Economic and Housing positions in the Trump administration. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-01/tariffs-in-this-economy-good-luck-with-that https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-01/tariffs-in-this-economy-good-luck-with-that Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:32:06 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump takes a reporters question during a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Oval Office at the White House on July 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Marcos are expected to discuss trade tariffs, increasing security cooperation in the face of China’s growing maritime power in the West Philippine Sea and other topics. Trump was joined by (L-R), Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-30/a-dovish-federal-reserve-would-be-nothing-to-cheer https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-30/a-dovish-federal-reserve-would-be-nothing-to-cheer Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:49:51 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks alongside Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as they tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project on July 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has been critical of the cost of the renovation and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-21/republicans-fall-into-the-same-inflation-trap-as-democrats https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-21/republicans-fall-into-the-same-inflation-trap-as-democrats Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:30:05 GMT White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, holding up a sheet showing global interest rates and a message from US President Donald Trump to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-26/white-house-math-on-tax-bill-is-pure-imagination https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-26/white-house-math-on-tax-bill-is-pure-imagination Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:11:41 GMT US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Nearly 100 days into the GOP hold on both the Senate and House, they'll head back to work this morning remaining at odds over the financial outline of their package, still trying to hammer out a bicameral deal that satisfies all parts of the party, and staring down a two-week break with little progress to show if they can't close the deal to at least start substantive negotiations. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-11/the-bond-vigilantes-are-taking-a-nap https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-11/the-bond-vigilantes-are-taking-a-nap Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:27:25 GMT An investor takes a nap in front of stocks index monitors at a local securities in Taipei, 10 December 2002. Taiwan shares fell 1.4 percent in thin trade featuring a weakened electronics sector as investors were locked in profits following the downturn on Wall Street. The weighted index closed down 68.66 points at 4,755.01, off a low of 4,718.38, on turnover of 90.03 billion Taiwan dollars (2.58 billion US). AFP PHOTO/Sam YEH (Photo by SAM YEH / AFP) (Photo by SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-28/american-dream-mall-is-new-jersey-s-white-elephant https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-28/american-dream-mall-is-new-jersey-s-white-elephant Wed, 28 May 2025 20:25:25 GMT The American Dream Mall on the shore of the Hackensack River in Secaucus, New Jersey, on June 15, 2023. Activist Bill Sheehan has turned mountains to clean up the river, polluted by industry, ten kilometers (6.2 miles) from Manhattan, even if much remains to be done. "It didn't take me long to realize that the river needed a full-time advocate," he says of the hemmed in by an ultra-dense urban grid. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-21/the-bond-market-is-getting-awfully-yippy-again https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-21/the-bond-market-is-getting-awfully-yippy-again Wed, 21 May 2025 19:26:07 GMT US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, right, and US President Donald Trump after attending a House Republican caucus meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Trump on Tuesday pushed back on demands from Republicans who have threatened to sink his giant tax bill if the legislation does not significantly boost the state and local tax deduction, lawmakers said. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-20/republican-budget-bill-creates-awkward-moment-for-markets https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-20/republican-budget-bill-creates-awkward-moment-for-markets Tue, 20 May 2025 16:15:46 GMT A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, May 19, 2025. A renewed wave of dip buying fueled a rebound in stocks from session lows, with traders trying to look past the US downgrade by Moody's Ratings that has sent bond yields climbing and weakened the US dollar. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-16/moody-s-tells-us-what-we-already-know-about-us-credit-rating https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-16/moody-s-tells-us-what-we-already-know-about-us-credit-rating Fri, 16 May 2025 23:19:42 GMT A sign for Moody's rating agency is displayed at the company headquarters in New York, September 18, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-08/trump-announces-a-uk-trade-deal-about-nothing https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-08/trump-announces-a-uk-trade-deal-about-nothing Thu, 08 May 2025 19:35:09 GMT WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance speak together during an event to celebrate Military Mothers in the East Room of the White House on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day President Trump announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)