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Policy in Motion: Insights for navigating with confidence

Your resource for the latest on trade, tariff and regulatory policy changes.

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The policy landscape is constantly evolving, with new regulatory, fiscal and legislative changes impacting businesses and industries. Staying ahead requires being proactive and informed. KPMG has provided these resources to help businesses anticipate and navigate these shifts, turning challenges into opportunities. Explore how to stay ahead in a world where public policy is always in motion.

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How does recent policy change affect your business?

New legislation and regulations are rapidly transforming industries. This collection presents KPMG's latest insights on the implications for your operations, strategy, and growth.

Global Economic & Geopolitical Outlook webcast

Join us on December 17, 2025, 9:00 AM PST | 12:00 PM EST

Whether you're managing currency exposure across multiple markets, timing capital deployment, recalibrating supply chain strategies, or pressure-testing investment assumptions, you will want to understand how these global dynamics interact, and what they mean for your organization. This webcast brings together KPMG’s regional Chief Economists, Global Geopolitics Lead, and Global Head of Deal Advisory to provide the strategic intelligence that can inform your decisions throughout 2026.

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In the news

  • White House funding freeze could stretch childcare to a breaking point
    "There hasn't been a full-on collapse, but it's just been a kind of slow-moving deterioration," says Matthew Nestler, an economist at KPMG who tracks the sector. Wait lists for childcare are growing in some states, and prices are rising — that often means a parent needs to make a tough choice and could leave the labor market entirely. Typically, that's mothers. So many workers depend on childcare that any policies that reduce investment in the sector have big knock-on effects for the entire economy, Nestler says.
    Jan 12, 2026
  • U.S. trade gap shrinks to smallest since 2009 as imports fall
    KPMG senior economist Meagan Schoenberger noted that nonmonetary gold made up a huge chunk of the export rise and a small part of the imports decline. "The run-up in gold in 2025 has clouded the trade picture and during the month of October made the trade deficit look narrower than the remainder of the product mixture implies," she said in a note. But outside of that, "the main contributors to declining imports were pharmaceuticals, which fell $14.3 billion alone," Schoenberger added.
    Jan 08, 2026
  • GDP Data Confirms the Gen Z Nightmare: The Era of Jobless Growth Is Here
    The U.S. economy grew 4.3% in Q3 despite stagnant hiring and rising unemployment at 4.6%, signaling a disconnect between GDP and job creation. KPMG Chief Economist Diane Swonk described the trend as “highly unusual,” noting that growth without employment gains poses long-term risks. Swonk warned that stimulus could create a “sugar high” for spending while leaving structural weaknesses intact, and highlighted the vulnerability of an economy driven by wealth effects rather than payroll expansion.
    Dec 24, 2025
  • Investing, Asset Allocation, Economics & the Search for the Bottom Line
    Debate is simmering about whether slower hiring is related to a weaker economy, the effects from policy changes related to immigration, or both. “The aging population and restrictive immigration policy are weighing on labor supply,” says KPMG U.S. senior economist Matt Nestler. “The result is a much lower break-even number of payrolls each month [the number needed to keep the unemployment rate unchanged]. Expect low payroll gains in the monthly jobs report,” he adds.
    Dec 15, 2025
  • Stocks, Bonds and Dollar Waver Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report
    After a number of delays from the government shutdown, we’re set to get a slew of eco-data this week. First up, we have tomorrow's souped-up jobs report which will include November payrolls and key statistics such as the unemployment rate. Here to discuss is Diane Swonk, she is chief economist over at KPMG.
    Dec 15, 2025

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Diane C. Swonk
Chief Economist, KPMG US
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John P. Gimigliano
Principal, Washington National Tax, KPMG US

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