Trump Won’t Call Tariffs a Mistake, But Most of Us Have Real Regrets

Welcome to the Wall Street Week newsletter, bringing you stories of capitalism about things you need to know, but even more things you need to think about. I’m David Westin, and this week economist Jason Furman gave us his state of the economic union and authors Josh Steiner and Michael Lynton took us through their new book, From Mistakes to Meaning. If you’re not yet a subscriber, sign up here for this newsletter.

President Donald Trump delivered a State of the Union this week heavy on domestic issues, claiming the economy “is roaring like it’s never roared before.” Jason Furman of Harvard served as chair of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, and he doesn’t quite see it quite that way: “The year since Donald Trump became president economically was very similar to the year before he was president.”