The top economic policy developments of 2025 that will shape the years to come

Published December 26, 2025 5:00am ET



From the passage of landmark tax legislation to President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariff agenda, 2025 featured changes to economic policy that will have major implications for American families and businesses for years.

Trump won the 2024 presidential election in large part because of voter dissatisfaction with the inflation that plagued the country for much of former President Joe Biden’s time in office.

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