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Stronger Economy Halts Fed’s December Rate Cut

Job growth and recent inflation data show the U.S. economy is stronger than expected, hiring remains healthy and inflation has ticked up. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s resistance to sharply ... Read More

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

The U.S. economy's aggregate indicators have remained quite robust despite dire warnings about tariffs and other policy changes. Read More

Here’s what the latest inflation and spending data reveals about the US economy

Key monthly metrics from the US government continue to be released now that the shutdown has ended. Next up: September wholesale inflation and retail sales. Read More

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

The Labor Department is finally releasing the jobs report for September, which was delayed for weeks due to the government shutdown. It is expected to show the economy added around 50,000 jobs that ... Read More

Consumer spending is the U.S. economy's main driver. Here's how it's doing

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman about consumer spending and debt, and what it tells us about the overall health of the economy. 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

Will tariffs slow the U.S. economy in 2026?

The U.S. economy has largely weathered historically high tariffs so far this year, but a new study says tariffs will hit Americans in 2026. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and ... Read More

10-year Treasury yield inches higher as investors weigh the state of the U.S. economy

The 10-year Treasury yield moved higher on Wednesday as investors continued to watch for news that could affect the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. Read More

K-shaped economy: Why the wealthy are thriving as most Americans fall behind

The markets have climbed higher despite continuing concerns around the shutdown, tariffs and inflation. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have set records more than 30 times this year and other data suggest the ... Read More

CBS News poll finds rising concern over government shutdown impact on economy, Americans personally

Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates ... Read More

Here's what gold crossing $4,000 is telling us about the U.S. economy

Gold is glittering for investors, with prices now topping a record $4,000 an ounce. But the reasons behind the shiny metal's surge may be less than dazzling, with Wall Street analysts saying it ... Read More