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

We asked experts to rate the U.S. economy in 2025. Here's what they said.

The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how things are going. Read More

Resilient US consumers drive strongest economic expansion in 2 years

The U.S. economy economy expanded at a strong 4.3% annual rate from July through September as consumer spending, exports and government spending all grew. Read More

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

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 U.S. economy grew robustly as Americans continued to spend

The data, which was delayed from October by the government shutdown, comes as the economy takes center stage for voters and the Trump administration. Read More

U.S. Economic Growth Surged in Third Quarter of 2025

The consensus among experts is that growth in the fourth quarter and in 2026 will be positive, though likely less robust than the pace identified in the third quarter. Most major bank research teams ... 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. The American economy is a consumer economy. Read More

Fed governor says current economy is 'calling for large interest rate cuts' to help job market

Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran said the U.S. economy is "calling for large interest rate cuts" and warned that current monetary policy is "holding the economy back" by keeping borrowing costs ... 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

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

An unusual trend in the economy is worrying the Fed

Something in the US economy isn’t adding up, and it’s rattling the people charged with wrangling inflation and keeping the labor market intact. US companies have sharply slowed their hiring this year, ... 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