Why immigration might be elephant in the room as Fed navigates economic turmoil

If the level of labor supply is too low because of a mix of a smaller working-age population and dwindling immigration numbers, then the Federal Reserve substantially dropping interest rates could ... Read More

4 Ways Trump's Immigration Crackdown Is Reshaping The Economy

President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration will leave the economy smaller and older, though possibly with higher wages for low-skilled workers, according to recent analyses. Read More

Trump’s Reversals on Immigration Mount Over Economic Concerns

President Trump has walked back some significant immigration policies that collide with his economic agenda, angering his far-right allies. Read More

Trump's Immigration Policy Set to Trigger Worrisome Inflation Surge: CBO

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warns that President Trump's immigration policies could lead to a demographic shift, with deaths surpassing births by 2031. This trend poses significant economic ... Read More

Trump’s One Weird Trick to Wreck the Economy

His immigration policies and tariffs have led to what Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell termed a “curious balance” in the labor market. 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

Economy 'On the Brink' of Recession by End of Year, Moody's Economist Warns

In an interview with Newsweek, Mark Zandi outlined the risks to the U.S. economy and how it could skirt—or slip into—a downturn. 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

The Latest: Hiring stalls with US companies reluctant to expand in an uncertain economic landscape

U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The Labor Department said Friday that hiring ... Read More