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In October, previously announced duties on imported lumber and wood products kicked in, and MasterBrand said the impact could be as much as 8% of annual net sales before mitigation.

The firm forecasts 2.1% U.S. growth next year, as tariff drags fade and the One Big Beautiful Bill’s fiscal boost kicks in.

“Speculation on a peace deal comes just two days before U.S. sanctions on Russia are scheduled to kick in,” notes Mizuho’s Robert Yawger, adding that “peace deal rumors were hammering crude oil and the cracks.”

Even before the universal child-care policy kicked in, a state legislative report this summer said demand for child care “likely remains unmet.”

But there’s a big exception in which more old-fashioned prejudices about bodily strength and real world power kick in: When the person in question rules through intimidation.