Economy News Rates Are Higher Because The U S Economy Is Much Stronger Than People Expected Stephanie Link

How U.S. Interest Rates Move the World Economy

Because the U.S. has the world's largest economy, fluctuations in America's interest rates affect much more than domestic growth. Read More

Rick Rieder Bemoans Higher Rates In Economy Of Haves And Have Nots

When your name is being bandied about for the job of Federal Reserve chairman, people tend to listen to you, especially when you might be making the counterintuitive argument that interest rates ought ... Read More

Why the U.S. Economy Has Remained Stronger Than Expected

Despite dire predictions, major indicators for the US economy still seem robust. Although the recent government shutdown has delayed the release of third-quarter data, growth in the second quarter of ... Read More

The Fed just cut rates: Here’s what it actually means for the economy

Caroline Woods: Joining me now, Ben Emons, Founder and CIO of FedWatch Advisors. Ben, thanks so much for being here. Ben Emons: Good morning, Caroline. It's good to be on. Thank you. Caroline Woods: ... Read More

U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises, a Warning Sign for the Economy

Employers added 64,000 jobs in November, according to data delayed by the government shutdown. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6 percent, the highest level in four years. Read More

US economy saw stronger-than-expected job growth in September, but the unemployment rate rose

• The latest snapshot of the US labor market showed an unexpected rebound of 119,000 jobs in September but a loss for August and a lower total for July. The report was originally scheduled for October ... Read More

Inflation Edges Up, But Less Than Expected, to 3% Rate

Annual inflation heated up slightly in September, but not as much as economists expected, giving the Federal Reserve a clear path for widely expected rate cuts heading into their remaining meetings ... Read More

MODIFYING RECIPROCAL TARIFF RATES CONSISTENT WITH THE ECONOMIC AND TRADE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Section 1. Background. In Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025 (Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States ... Read More

People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR’s series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ... Read More