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This Week in Review | Tariff Update, National Debt Concerns, April Jobs Data (May 8, 2026)
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- May 8, 2026
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Summary
The economy and markets can feel dizzying and ever changing. That’s where we can help. Fisher Investments’ “This Week in Review” is a weekly segment designed to highlight a few things you may have missed this week, what they could mean for financial markets and why they matter to investors like you. This week, Fisher Investments reviews: • Strong Q1 earnings • US national debt concerns • April employment data Below are the sources for all data cited in today’s show: • Source: Macrobond, as of 5/5/2026. S&P 500, price returns, USD, daily, 1/1/2025 – 2/25/2026. • Source: Fisher Investments Research, FactSet, as of 4/17/2026. Bilateral trade as a percentage of global trade. • Source: Macrobond, US Office of Management & Budget, as of 5/4/2026. Federal Interest Payments / Tax Revenue, yearly, 1970 – 2031. Data beyond 2025 is estimated. • Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), as of 5/4/2026.Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity, 1/02/1962 – 5/1/2026. • Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 5/8/2026. BLS Employment Situation Report, March 2026 – April 2026. • Source: The Wall Street Journal, as of 5/5/2026. "See the Corporate Layoffs So Far in 2026," 4/27/2026. Want to dig deeper? • Why you shouldn’t overrate jobs data: https://www.fisherinvestments.com/en-us/insights/market-commentary/putting-choppy-labor-data-in-proper-perspective • How Ken Fisher thinks about US debt: https://youtu.be/o8uqtUJyBp4 Have feedback for this Fisher Investments video? Share your thoughts on this episode in just 1 minute by filling out this survey: https://fi.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Vw1ezlogR044S2?VideoCode=WeekInReview8May2026 Connect with Fisher Investments on: • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FisherInvestments • X - https://twitter.co…