Economy News The Economy Is Booming, But Inflation Continues To Sour Americans

Trump team scrambles to fix sputtering economic pitch as Dems lean in to 'affordability' attacks

Trump tours battleground states promoting affordability messaging as Democrats sweep 2025 elections using economic concerns as winning strategy. Read More

Trump struggles to find his economic messaging amid voter skepticism

Nearly a year into his second term, President Trump is facing growing skepticism as Americans feel persistent cost-of-living pressures despite his efforts to defend the strength of the economy. Read More

Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour

President Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania was meant to alleviate concerns about affordability. But he kept wandering off script and dwelling on his favorite targets, like immigration. Read More

Trump’s ‘A+++++’ Review of Economy Clashes with Americans’ Perceptions

President Donald Trump on Tuesday credited himself with overcoming the economic "disaster" left by his predecessor and gave his economy an “A+++++” rating, but the experiences of most Americans paint ... Read More

We’re in a ‘windchill’ economy, where things feel worse than they are

People feel like their dollars aren’t stretching as far as before, and the cost of living is rising beyond their means. There’s just one problem: That part is not true. Most Americans are getting ... Read More

The U.S. Economy Is Growing, but Faces Much Uncertainty

A quarterly review finds that the U.S. economy’s increasingly K-shaped nature is making American consumption patterns uneven and unpredictable. Despite continued growth, this and several other data ... Read More

Americans See Inflation Stuck Where It Is Now—and Are Still Downbeat About the Economy

Americans are still worried about inflation and the broader state of the economy, but they are growing marginally more confident that inflation won’t get worse. Read More

Trump’s Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour

The president has also lost support among men, particularly white, college-educated men. Among them, his approval rating has dropped to 40 percent, down from 47 percent in June, according polling from ... Read More

Trump makes another affordability push as Americans sour on the economy

He said he’s getting rid of Biden-era fuel efficiency requirements and predicted the change would save consumers money on cars. Read More

Maddow Blog | As Americans sour on Trump and the economy, the White House moves the goalposts

When Trump sat down with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham for an interview that aired last week, Donald Trump asserted that the current U.S. economy is “as strong as it’s ever been.” The host asked a ... Read More