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Recent media appearances by our economics team

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Kimberly Bartok, Enterprise Public Relations Leader, kim.bartok@rsmus.com, 212.372.1239
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Joe Brusuelas and the RSM economics team are frequently asked to speak with reporters or provide commentary on the outlook for the middle market economy, including how proposed or recently enacted policy changes will affect middle market businesses. 

Read some of the team's recent media conversations below.  See our full media archives for more.

2026 economic media

Schwab Network, Joe Brusuelas Explains Global Oil Volatility Aftershocks & U.S. Jobs Pressures, Diane King Hall, 3/30/2026

Fortune, U.S. debt suddenly draws weaker demand as $10 trillion must be rolled over this year amid Iran war. ‘The bond market remains undefeated’, Jason Ma, 3/28/2026
Also picked up in AolMSN, and Yahoo! Finance

Axios, Borrowing costs are surging amid Iran war, Neil Irwin, 3/27/2026
Also picked up in Inkl

Business Insider, The bond market is flashing a stress signal that could spill over into stocks, according to an economist, Jennifer Sor, 3/26/2026
Also picked up in AolMSNYahoo! Finance

Axios, Why the U.S. Treasury market is like a rom-com, Emily Peck, 3/26/2026
Also picked up in MSN

CFO Dive, CFO uncertainty rises more than any other top concern during Q1, Jim Tyson, 3/25/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance

Financial Post, Why market bets for interest rate hikes in Canada are so high, Gigi Suhanic, 3/25/2026

CNN Business, A deal with Iran wouldn’t lower your gas prices anytime soon, David Goldman, 3/24/2026
Also picked up in MSNYahoo! FinanceAol

Business Insider, Why market pros think Trump's latest Iran-war turnaround won't be the TACO trade moment investors are hoping for, Naomi Buchanan, 3/24/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance

Wall Street Journal, Bank of Canada Speech Takes on Heightened Importance Amid Rapid Turn in Rate Expectations, Paul Vieira, 3/23/2026
Also picked up in Morningstar

CNN Business, What $4-a-gallon gasoline means for you and the economy, Alicia Wallace, 3/23/2026
Also picked up in MSN, Yahoo! Finance, Aol

Business Insider, What Wall Street pros are saying about Trump's attempts to de-escalate the Iran war, Naomi Buchanan and Samuel O'Brient, 3/23/2026

The Street, Rising oil prices could raise grocery costs for millions of families, Damilola Esebame, 3/22/2026
Also picked up in MSN

NBC News, The Iran war has already hit your gas budget. Here's what it's coming for next, Allie Canal, Steve Kopack and Brian Cheung, 3/21/2026

Wall Street Journal, Investors Suffer Another Week of Losses, Heather Gillers, 3/20/2026

Benzinga, Polymarket Sees 86% Chance Gas Breaks $4 This Month, But Diesel At $5 Is The Real Shocker, Daragh Thomas, 3/20/2026
Also picked up in MSN

Women’s Wear Daily, The Trickle Down From Gas Prices to Fashion Retail, Evan Clark, 3/20/2026
Also picked up in MSN, Yahoo! Finance

Bloomberg, Why Diesel Prices Are the Real Concern for the Economy, Nathan Risser, Ella Feldman and Will Kubzansky, 3/20/2026

CNN Business, America started a war. The economic pain will be borne by countries that never asked for it, Allison Morrow and Hanna Ziady, 3/19/2026
Also picked up in CNN Español, CNN Brazil andYahoo! Finance, among others

MoneyWise.com, 'Sends shivers down your spine’: Farmers sound alarm as fertilizer prices surge 30%, and it could hit wallets far beyond the fields next. Here's why, Thomas Kent, 3/19/2026
Also picked up in Aol, Yahoo! Finance

LinkedIn News, Trump presses for 'de-escalation' as oil pushes $120, John Tomase, 3/19/2026

LinkedIn News, Fed votes 11-1 to keep interest rates unchanged amid war, Jake Perez, 3/19/2026

Schwab Network, No Rate Cut Until December? How Crude Oil & Iran Upset Fed's Dual Mandate, Diane King Hall, 3/18/2026

Marketplace, Tackling a weakened job market could be more difficult for the Fed, Mitchell Hartman, 3/18/2026

Marketplace Daily Wrap Newsletter, The Fed has two equally important jobs, but one might have to come first, Mitchell Hartman, Tony Wagner and Carrie Barber, 3/18/2026

The Guardian, Fed holds interest rates steady as Iran war drives up oil prices and inflation fears, Gaya Gupta, 3/18/2026

Yahoo! Finance Canada, Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25%, caught between inflation risks and growth amid war-driven oil spike, John MacFarlane, Jeff Lagerquist and Leah Golob, 3/18/2026

LinkedIn News, Fed keeps weathering shocks in fight to tame inflation, Jake Perez, 3/18/2026

Seeking Alpha, Fed’s decision is ‘another backstop gone for the economy’ – analyst, Monica L. Correa, 3/18/2026
Also picked up in MSN

Seeking Alpha, Fed’s no change to interest rates feeds into an elevated sense of uncertainty – economist, Monica L. Correa, 3/18/2026

Seeking Alpha, Oil prices have become the barometer for markets across all classes – analyst, Monica L. Correa, 3/17/2026
Also picked up in MSN

LinkedIn News, Diesel prices top $5 in US, squeezing broader economy, John Tomase, 3/17/2026

Forbes, The Hidden Cost Of The Iran War: Why Single Mothers May Feel Inflation First, Maia Niguel Hoskin, 3/16/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance

Yahoo! Finance, What to watch this week, Jake Conley, 3/15/2026
Also picked up in Aol, MSN

NBC News, The Iran war's looming economic threat: Higher food prices, Allie Canal, 3/13/2026
Also picked up in Aol, MSN, Yahoo! Finance

The Washington Post, Economy was shakier than it appeared heading into Iran conflict, Andrew Ackerman, 3/13/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance

Barron’s, Food Costs Firmed Up in February, Megan Leonhardt, 3/13/2026

Yahoo! Finance, How long will the Iran war last?, Josh Lipton, 3/13/2026
Also picked up in Aol

Yahoo! Finance, A sticky reading on Fed's favored inflation measure should keep central bank on hold, Jennifer Schonberger, 3/13/2026
Also picked up in Aol, MSN and Yahoo! Finance UK

LinkedIn News, Consumer spending up slightly after weak GDP growth, Rachel Kleinman, 3/13/2026

TheStreet, Stunning court ruling resets bets for Warsh as next Fed chair, Mary Hellen Gillespie, 3/13/2026
Also picked up in Aol and Yahoo! Finance, among various local media outlets

Bloomberg, Judge Rejects Subpoenas of Fed in Powell Case; DOJ to Appeal, Amara Omeokwe, 3/13/2026
Also picked up in Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Tax and MSN, among others

Associated Press, Trump bragged about low gas prices. The Iran conflict has him doing an about-face, Josh Boak, 3/12/2026
Also picked up in ABC News, Aol and MSN, among various local news outlets

Reuters, US shipping waiver and release of stockpiles will not ease pain at the pumps, analysts say, Shariq Khan, 3/12/2026
Also picked up in Investing.com, MarketScreener

Forbes, Forbes Daily: Why The Iran War Muddied The Waters For A Fed Rate Cut, Danielle Chemtob, 3/12/2026

Financial Times, Donald Trump’s war in Iran drives US petrol prices into the red zone, Lauren Fedor, 3/12/2026

Axios, Trump faces limited gas-price options on Iran, Ben Geman, 3/12/2026

Barron’s, Stock Markets Have Shifted From AI. The New List of Concerns Could Break Them., Megan Leonhardt and Janet H. Cho, 3/12/2026
Also picked up in MSN

Yahoo! Finance, Why the real market shock is in long bonds, Jared Blikre, 3/12/2026
Also picked up in Aol

Reuters, Higher oil clouds Wall Street's sunny earnings outlook, Jamie McGeever, 3/11/2026

Reuters, US consumer prices increase moderately before Iran conflict, Lucia Mutikani, 3/11/2026

Wall Street Journal, Dow Falls to Lowest Close This Year After Oil’s Latest Climb, Heather Gillers, 3/11/2026
Also picked up in MSN

Wall Street Journal, Inflation Holds Steady, but Iran War Threatens to Boost Prices, Justin Lahart, 3/11/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance

Similar article in Capital Brief

The Washington Post, February inflation was unchanged but predates surge in energy prices, Andrew Ackerman, 3/11/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance and MSN

E&E News, Why the Iran war is bad for clean energy, Benjamin Storrow, 3/11/2026

POLITICO Morning Money Newsletter, Smoke on the water, Sam Sutton, 3/11/2026

NBC News, Trump's war on Iran creates an economic storm for consumers and the Fed, Allie Canal, 3/11/2026
Also picked up in Aol

LinkedIn News, Inflation is holding steady, but it likely won't last, Emma W. Thorne, 3/11/2026

Seeking Alpha, Wall Street Lunch: U.S. CPI Holds Steady In February As Fed Eyes Oil Shock, Core PCE, Wall Street Breakfast, 3/11/2026

Newser, Inflation Report Doesn't Pack Its Usual Punch, Staff, 3/11/2026

Financial Times, Soaring fuel prices expected to cast long shadow across US economy, Myles McCormick, Jamie Smyth, Gregory Meyer, Christian Davies and Martha Muir, 3/10/2026

Semafor, Experts advise against US Treasury trading in oil futures, Liz Hoffman, 3/10/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance

Newsweek, 5 Warning Signs of an Impending US Recession, Hugh Cameron, 3/10/2026

The Washington Post, Lasting surge in diesel prices would batter nation’s truckers, farmers, David J. Lynch, 3/10/2026

Barron’s, The Fed’s Hawks and Doves Are Drifting Further Apart. What It Means for Investors., Nicole Goodkind, 3/10/2026
Also picked up in MSN

CNN Business, How the Middle East war could spark a recession, Matt Egan, 3/10/2026

Marketplace, Consumers were pessimistic about the economy even before Iran war, Daniel Ackerman, 3/9/2026

Financial Post, Here's why bets are rising for interest rate hikes including for Canada, Gigi Suhanic, 3/9/2026
Also picked up in MSN Canada

BBC News, Business Today, Ben Thompson, 3/9/2026

LinkedIn News, Oil prices surge past $100 as major producers cut output, Megan McDonough, 3/9/2026

Financial Times, Iran war muddles expectations of likely Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, Claire Jones and Kate Duguid, 3/8/2026

The Guardian, White House worries as gas prices jump amid ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, Debbie Carlson, 3/8/2026
Also picked up in Aol, MSN, Yahoo! Finance

Associated Press, The US lost a surprising 92,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%, Paul Wiseman and Anne D’Innocenzio, 3/6/2026
Also picked up in Aol, MSN, Yahoo! Finance, and various local outlets

Forbes, The February Jobs Report Shows The First Real Crack In The Labor Market, Jasmine Browley, 3/6/2026

Barron’s, Markets Have Weathered the Iran War. Why Another Week Could Break Them., Megan Leonhardt and Liz Moyer, 3/6/2026
Also picked up in MSN

The Washington Post, The U.S. labor market lost 92,000 jobs in February in warning sign for economy, Lauren Kaori Gurley, 3/6/2026
Also picked up in MSN

POLITICO Morning Money Newsletter, TACO won’t save you now, Declan Harty, Victoria Guida and Sam Sutton, 3/6/2026

Axios, Bond market signals inflation worries, Emily Peck, 3/6/2026

LinkedIn News, US economy shed 92K jobs in an ugly February shock, Emma W. Thorne, 3/6/2026

NYSE-TV, RSM U.S. Economist Explains How Middle East Conflict Impacts Oil Prices, Ashley Mastronardi, 3/5/2026

Wall Street Journal, Why Is the Stock Market Down Today?, Heather Gillers, 3/5/2026

Barron’s, Iran War’s Economic Impact Rests on an Oil-Price Surge. It Isn’t a Worry Now., Megan Leonhardt, 3/5/2026
Also picked up in MSN

Fortune, In the Iran war, it’s not the oil that’s important—it’s the water, Jim Edwards, 3/5/2026
Also picked up in Aol, Yahoo! Finance

Marketplace, ADP reports private employers added 63K jobs, mostly in health and education, Carla Javier, 3/4/2026

LinkedIn News, Private-sector hiring beats expectations for February, Rachel Kleinman, 3/4/2026

Associated Press, Iran attacks threaten US economy with more uncertainty around inflation, growth, Christopher Rugaber, 3/3/2026
Also picked up in ABC News, Fast Company, and PBS News, among others

Axios, Private credit is probably not the place for democracy, Emily Peck, 3/3/2026
Also picked up in MSN

Fast Company, Oil prices surge to 18-month high as Middle East conflict escalates. Here’s what it means for your gas prices, Sam Becker, 3/3/2026

Fortune, Jamie Dimon has a feeling inflation will be the ‘skunk at the party’—and the Iran conflict may already be enough to scare off the Fed for good, Eleanor Pringle, 3/3/2026
Also picked up in Aol, MSN, Yahoo! Finance

MarketWatch, Iran conflict unlikely to hurt U.S. economy or boost inflation — but the Fed won’t be quick to cut rates, Jeffry Bartash, 3/2/2026
Also picked up in Morningstar

CNBC, As Trump declares inflation tamed, Iran conflict threatens new price pressures, Jeff Cox, 3/2/2026

Fortune, Oil markets are bracing for $100 barrels and a redux of a 1970s-era crisis but ‘three times the scale,’ analyst warns, Sasha Rogelberg, 3/2/2026
Also picked up in Aol, MSN, Yahoo! Finance

Axios, Iran conflict could worsen America's affordability crisis, Courtenay Brown, 3/2/2026

Bloomberg, Threat of $100 Oil Means Buying the Dip in US Stocks Is Risky, Youkyung Lee, Alexandra Semenova, and Felice Maranz, 3/2/2026
Also picked up in Financial Post

Bloomberg, Trump's Iran War Adds New Potential Shock for US Economy, Voters, Shawn Donnan and Enda Curran, 3/2/2026
Also picked up in Financial Post

LinkedIn News, Oil prices mark biggest gain since '22 amid Iran conflict, Laura Stewart, 3/2/2026

Associated Press, Trump expects his Fed pick and AI to deliver a replay of the ‘90s boom. Economists have doubts, Paul Wiseman, 3/1/2026
Also picked up in ABC News, Fortune and MSN, among various other media outlets

2025 economic media