Economy News What’s Wrong With The Economy It’s You, Not The Data

A Month Without Data Muddles the Economic Picture

Tariffs and uncertainty were already making the economy hard to read. The loss of government data during the shutdown has made the situation much worse. Read More

Hicks: What's going on with the economy?

A close observer of the economy might be tempted to ask, “What is going on?” The stock market continues to do well (subject to day-to-day presidential musings) and GDP growth is strong, while nearly ... Read More

Nearly 70% of Americans think the economy is on the ‘wrong track’ and even more think it’s a bad time to buy a home, Fannie Mae survey shows

A growing sense of economic pessimism is taking hold in the U.S., as new Fannie Mae survey data reveals nearly 70% of Americans believe the economy is headed in the wrong direction. An even higher ... Read More

Analysis | Fed Struggles To Assess State Of US Economy As Government Shutdown Shuts Off Key Data

With government offices that publish key data shuttered, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his Fed colleagues might be considering the price of gas or changes in the cost of coffee as they meet ... Read More

Government shutdown blocks key GDP data release – what do the Fed's models say about economic growth?

The ongoing government shutdown has delayed the official third-quarter GDP report release, although real-time estimates from a pair of Federal Reserve banks suggest the economy grew. Read More

Is the U.S. economy getting weaker? Here's what we know.

Worries about the economy might be starting to affect consumers' spending decisions. If the U.S. economy was really flying high, the Federal Reserve wouldn't have lowered interest rates last month. So ... Read More

In an Extraordinary Move, the Fed Just Cut Rates Without Access to Key Economic Data. What Does That Mean?

Even though they had no access to hard economic data due to the government shutdown, the Fed cut rates anyway. Read More

AI Now Accounts for a Third of US Market Value—What That Means For The Economy

As Nvidia hits $5 trillion, AI firms now account for a major portion of U.S. market value—raising questions about growth, concentration, and stability. Read More