Judge pauses firings at CFPB, FDIC, Treasury

A Maryland judge temporarily halted mass layoffs of probationary employees at multiple agencies, citing legal violations and harm to states’ ability to respond to unemployment needs.

Trump’s tariffs roil bank stocks, but lenders stay calm

Bankers’ surveys of commercial clients have found that corporate decision-makers are less concerned about adverse tariff effects than nervous investors. The hope is that the president’s levies prove to be short-lived trade negotiation tactics.