US growth likely slowed last quarter but still pointed to a solid economy

The U.S. economy is thought to have extended its surprisingly healthy streak at the start of this year, with consumers still spending freely despite the pressure of high interest rates. Read More

US Economy News Today: Consumers Think Next Six Months in the Economy Will Be Bumpy

She is the Economics Editor for news at Investopedia. Welcome to Investopedia's economics live blog, where we'll explain what the day's news says about the state of the U.S. economy and how that's ... Read More

US Economy News Today: Federal Reserve's Path Forward May Get Murkier

He's also worked at The Balance, U.S. 1, Community News Service ... of momentum in the economy right now,” he said. Kashkari also said that rate hikes weren’t “off the table,” but weren ... Read More

When will Fed cut rates? As US economy flexes its muscles, maybe later or not at all

Instead, they said, they need more information about where exactly the economy is headed. “It’s much too soon to think about cutting interest rates,” Lorie Logan, president of the Federal ... Read More

US Economy News Today: New Home Sales Fall In February

Welcome to Investopedia's economics live blog, where we'll explain what the day's news says about the state of the U.S. economy and how ... If new homes continued to sell at the same rate as ... Read More

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

When it comes to the economy, the vibes are at war with the facts, and the vibes are winning. This is obviously bad news for President Biden’s re-election hopes. He can’t exactly tell voters ... Read More

Poll: Economy a top issue among US voters

U.S. voters say the economy is one of their biggest concerns in this year’s presidential election. VOA correspondent Scott Stearns looks at how candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump are ... Read More

'Delayed' Recession Warning Issued for US Economy

The U.S. economy is not yet out of troubled waters and could still face a "delayed" recession, according to Gary Shilling. The financial analyst, who correctly predicted the crisis of 2007-2008 ... Read More

Europe’s economy is trailing behind the US – this is why

For the whole of last year, the US economy – the world’s biggest – has repeatedly defied predictions that higher interest rates, designed to tackle inflation, would lead to waves of layoffs ... Read More

What’s Wrong with the US Economy? Anything?

Instead it was 50 percent more. Unexpected strength, but maybe not so unexpected, really, for an economy that continues to deliver surprise after surprise. It’s been a great run lately for ... Read More

When will Fed cut rates? As US economy flexes its muscles, maybe later or not at all

But now, with the U.S. economy showing surprising vigor ... Instead, they said, they need more information about where exactly the economy is headed. Read More