US Economy 2026 - MarketMinute

Manufacturing Renaissance

The Great American Re-Industrialization: Tax Shifts Trigger a $3.5 Trillion Manufacturing Renaissance

As of late January 2026, the United States is witnessing its most significant industrial transformation since the post-war era. What started as a policy debate over technical tax accounting has ballooned into a full-scale "Manufacturing Renaissance," fueled by the landmark One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into

Government Shutdown

Washington Gridlock Returns as Odds of U.S. Government Shutdown Surge to 80%

As of January 26, 2026, the United States is once again teetering on the edge of a fiscal precipice. Predictive markets, including Kalshi and Polymarket, have seen the odds of a partial government shutdown rocket to a staggering 80% following a total collapse in bipartisan negotiations over the weekend. With

Treasury Yields

Yields Defy Gravity: The 10-Year Treasury Hits 4.26% as 'Greenland Tariffs' Spark Safety Flight and Inflation Fears

As the markets reopened following the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on January 20, 2026, the financial world found itself gripped by a paradoxical tug-of-war. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note—a global benchmark for borrowing costs—settled at 4.26%, a level that reflects a complex