The U.S. economy hasn’t been on a hot streak like this in two decades

The economy is on track to expand by at least 2% for the seventh quarter in a row. Just how strong is that? The last time the U.S. pulled off such a feat ... Read More

US Economy News Today: Fed Officials' Last Comments Before Meeting Paint Murky Picture

Taylor Tompkins has worked ... understand economic forces. She is the Economics Editor for news at Investopedia. Welcome to Investopedia's economics live blog, where we explain what the day's news ... Read More

U.S. Economy Set to Maintain Momentum: Continuing as the ‘Envy of the World’

Economists are now markedly bullish about the trajectory of the U.S. economy, revising their growth projections upward from earlier forecasts. In January, expectations were modest, with forecasts ... Read More

Why the U.S. Economy Is Surging, as China's Stumbles

What a difference the past few years have made ... meddling. The economic indicators are so bad that Beijing is pulling many of them from public view. As for the U.S., it is chugging along ... Read More

‘Envy of the World’—U.S. Economy Expected to Keep Powering Higher

Economists, in fact, don’t think the economy will get even close to a recession. In January, they on average forecast sub-1% growth in each of the first three quarters of this year. Now, they expect ... Read More

How Is the Economy Doing?

The state of the U.S. economy is ... it’s just the number of people who are employed plus those who are unemployed but looking for jobs. The unemployment rate has remained low and steady since ... Read More

What’s Wrong With the Economy? It’s You, Not the Data

The U.S. economy—by many measures—is doing great. But many voters think otherwise. Here’s what the data say about why voters feel so bad about the economy and what it could mean for ... Read More

‘Eye-popping’ March jobs report shows labor market and U.S. economy are still going strong

He has been one of the few Wall Street ... eventually depressing economic growth — and hiring. For now, it’s a hard case to make. “The March jobs report showed just how healthy the American ... Read More

GDP update boosts U.S. fourth-quarter economic growth rate to 3.4%

The numbers: The final reading of U.S. growth in the 2023 fourth quarter was raised a few notches to a 3.4% annual pace, reflecting strong consumer spending and a surprisingly resilient economy. Read More

Government Spending

an audit has found. The national debt is projected to eclipse a record set in 1946 in four years after surpassing the size of the U.S. economy according to the CBO's latest projection. The ... Read More

Why the U.S. Economy Is Surging, as China’s Stumbles

What a difference the past few years have made ... meddling. The economic indicators are so bad that Beijing is pulling many of them from public view. As for the U.S., it is chugging along ... Read More