It’s all Trump’s economy now

The chaos and uncertainty that companies and consumers are enduring are well identified with Trump. The damage should stick to him through the 2026 midterms. Read More

Can Trump Turn Back the Economic Clock?

The president thinks he can return America to manufacturing glory — but the cycles of economic history are hard to break. Read More

Trump promised an economic revival. In his first 100 days he's falling short, some economists say.

Early in his second term, President Trump is struggling to deliver on his campaign trail promises to invigorate the U.S. economy. Read More

U.S. Trade Deal Could Help U.K. Economy, but Won’t Transform It

The deal should help some sectors and boost confidence among consumers and businesses, but the British economy faces other challenges. Read More

Trump says it’s Biden’s economy, but businesses and economists beg to differ

When the stock market fell Wednesday on news that the American economy had gone backward during the first three months of 2025, Trump knew exactly who to blame: Biden. “This is Biden’s Stock Market, ... Read More

Who Benefits Most From Trump Tax Cuts? You Might be Surprised

The conservative think tank based in Illinois examined Internal Revenue Service data from 2017, the year Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law, through 2022, the most recent year that ... Read More

Most believe Trump tariffs benefit wealthy, corporations: Poll

Most Americans in a new poll say the wealthy and large corporations will benefit the most from President Trump’s tariffs on various imports and trade policies. In the latest CBS News/YouGov poll ... Read More

How Close Is The U.S. To A Recession? Here’s What Key Indicators Say.

The GDP, the labor market and consumer confidence all offer measures to tell whether the U.S. economy is close to a recession or not, no matter what Wall Street or the White House say. Read More

Voters Are Clear: This Economy Belongs to Donald Trump

Donald Trump lives in the here and now. A performance artist at his core, the President has vamped his way through eight decades to often contradictory verdicts: bankruptcies and divorces matched with ... Read More

Trump’s bubble of economic unreality is coming close to bursting

In the space of a few hours, Donald Trump went from hailing America’s new “golden age” to warning parents their kids would have fewer toys — and they’d cost more. Read More

Whopping 72% of Americans feared Trump tariffs would deliver ‘bruising body blow to the economy’: poll

Nearly three-quarters of Americans predicted that President Trump’s tariffs would inflict short-term pain on the US economy before he announced a shocking 90-day pause on most levies ... Read More

Americans souring on Trump's economic strategy, polls say

one issue where people have consistently given Trump the benefit of the doubt was in his handling of economic affairs. Not anymore. By the numbers: 55% of U.S. adults say they are not confident ... Read More