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Steven Deller on tariffs, job numbers and economic trends

UW-Madison agriculture and applied economics professor Steven Deller considers what new tariffs along with jobs report and consumer spending figures mean for Wisconsin's and the national economy.

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

August 8, 2025

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Steven Deller on what new tariffs, jobs and spending figures mean for the economy.

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