Economy News Blame The Fed’s Inflation Fighting For Why Americans Are Miserable About The Economy, According To Larry Summers And A Bunch Of Other Top Economists

Fed's Collins Warns Fragmented Global Economy Could Push up Inflation

Collins also said that rising global risks and fragmentation “tend to depress short-term economic activity, while reducing longer-term growth,” while adding these forces “will likely be major, ... Read More

Americans say they worry about economy. Receipts say otherwise. | Opinion

There are signs that Americans are less worried about the economy: Over the Thanksgiving holiday, shoppers spent a whopping $44 billion. 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

New Poll Reveals Most Americans Blame Trump for Rising Prices

A new Yahoo/YouGov poll finds nearly half of Americans believe President Trump's actions have raised prices, with high disapproval on his handling of the economy. Read More

Most Americans say country is on the wrong track, blame Trump for inflation: Poll

Over 6 in 10 say Trump and GOP are out of touch. Even more say that about Dems. Two-thirds of Americans say that the country is "pretty seriously off on the wrong track," while just under a third say ... Read More

The Fed is divided over cutting interest rates. Here's why that matters

Sentiment has shifted dramatically in favor of an interest rate cut. Read More

Americans plan to spend big this holiday season even as they fret about the economy, Visa finds

Americans are expected to open their wallets this holiday season, increasing their gift budgets even as a slowing job market and stubborn inflation weigh on consumer confidence, according to a new ... Read More

The Fed and the Affordability Crisis

Journal Editorial Report: Saving the planet falls back to earth. This week’s election outcome showed that affordability and the economy are likely to be major political flashpoints in the 2026 midterm ... Read More

Trump faces backlash on economy as inflation rises

President Trump is facing growing pressure over his handling of the economy as inflation rises, the job market weakens and American exporters suffer backlash from his trade agenda. Federal data set to ... Read More