As the public rejects his economic performance, Trump pitches an alternate reality

As Americans’ attitudes on the economy sour, the president has some choices. He’s settled on the worst one: He’s making stuff up. Read More

Is the Economy as Healthy as Trump Claims?

Trump says Americans are experiencing the “best economy we’ve ever had.” Experts say the economy is solid, but the labor market looks much more wobbly than it did at the start of the year. They’re ... Read More

Trump is weak on the economy. Can Democrats capitalize?

President Donald Trump ’s approval rating on the economy is underwater. Inflation’s ticking up, the private sector jobs boom celebrated by the president has evaporated, and senior administration ... Read More

Why Trump’s economy tossed out the old Republican playbook

Some Trump policies — tax cuts, deregulating, talk of budget-deficit reductions — retain a traditional Republican tone. On the other hand, this administration’s protectionism and tariffs would have ... Read More

Trump’s economy hasn’t blown up under tariffs like many experts predicted — even US inflation is steady. Is he really proving the naysayers wrong?

Although the Trump administration’s tariffs have captured plenty of headlines, the reality is that most of America’s major trading partners have ... Read More

‘No One Should Be Very Confident’: Four Economists Dissect Trump and the Economy

Ms. Patterson is an economist who has held senior roles at JPMorgan Chase and Bridgewater Associates. Mr. Cass, Dr. Furman and Dr. Summers are economists and contributing Opinion writers. Read More

Key parts of Trump's economic agenda now in Supreme Court's hands

President Donald Trump's global tariffs and his bid to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, unprecedented assertions of executive power that underlie his economic policy, are now in the hands of ... Read More

Trump’s economy problem is threatening his entire agenda

The danger for Trump is that the economic picture turns bad enough that it sours Americans on the entire enterprise. Trump’s power plays are largely built on acquiescence. People might not like his ... Read More

‘Barely Hanging On By A String’

On Thursday, in a post on X, Hakimian said that six months into “Trump 2.0,” the U.S. economy “is barely hanging on by a string,” with any growth that the country is currently seeing coming primarily ... Read More

Trump tampering with Fed independence is risky for the economy, experts say

While past presidents have expressed views about monetary policy, Trump's attempts at influence are largely unprecedented — no Fed member has ever been removed for cause. Read More

The economy is chugging along, but consumers are uneasy

The Federal Reserve weighs its first rate cut since December as wealthier consumers prop up spending levels and the job market shows signs of weakness. Read More

Trump’s economy problem is threatening his entire agenda

President Donald Trump came into office with massive plans to overhaul the way the US government operates and consolidate power in himself. And he’s been largely successful in implementing that vision ... Read More