The Two-Speed Economy Is Back as Low-Income Americans Give Up Gains

High-earners and older Americans are faring better than ever, while fortunes are sliding again for low-wage and young workers. Read More

The U.S. economy is dealing with more than stagflation

Unemployment and inflation are starting to rise. But more troubling: how skewed the AI economy is. Read More

The Economy Is Turning Into a Black Box

Sophisticated private sources could provide a fuller picture of the state of the economy. But the government is not even trying to use them. Read More

The Economy Is Starting to Pay for Trump’s Chaos

Mr. Bernstein was the chair of President Joe Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers from 2023 to 2025. Mr. Cummings served the council as an economist from 2021 to 2023. Since President Trump took ... Read More

Takeaways: If you’re confused about what’s next for the US economy, so is the Fed

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates for the first time since December to support America’s faltering labor market. However, the economy’s path forward looks murky, according to the ... Read More

Chicago Fed president wants to see a 'few months of data' on inflation to gauge economy's health

What does a donut tell us about the state of the economy? Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee thought about that Wednesday as he toured Mel-O-Cream Donuts in Springfield, Illinois. Even ... Read More

21-Year-Old Asks Economists 'Did Boomers Ruin The Economy?' — Or Is His Mom Right, Young People Are Poor Because They Don't Want to Work a 9-to-5

Every generation gets a label, a reputation, and—if they're lucky—a catchy insult. Millennials were accused of "killing" everything from department stores to mayonnaise. Gen X got called slackers. And ... Read More