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‘Jenga Tower’ US Economy Teeters as Middle Class Pulls Back Spending

The surprising resilience of the US economy this year is masking underlying weakness among low- and middle-income households, as higher-income Americans continue to drive growth. Read More

America’s inflation is back at 3%. That’s higher than normal but not out of control

The cost of living got even more expensive for Americans last month, with prices rising at the fastest pace since the start of the year. Consumer prices rose 0.3% in September, which drove the annual ... Read More

US economy at risk of wobble as lower-income consumers get squeezed

The U.S. consumer's durability as a prop for the economy may be tested in coming weeks as family budgets, particularly among the less affluent, are stressed by rising healthcare costs, the potential ... Read More

Americans more worried about finding jobs as inflation persists under Trump

Nearly half of Americans lack confidence in finding a good job under Trump, a new AP–NORC poll shows. Inflation and rising costs for essentials are fueling widespread financial stress. Trump’s low ... Read More

How the U.S. Economy Has Defied Doomsday Predictions on Tariffs

Inflation is lower than expected after President Trump’s steep levies. Read More

Consumers Expect Inflation To Get Worse, Even As Fed Cuts Rates

Consumers expect inflation to get worse, according to surveys, but many economists and Fed officials are optimistic that it will ease. A relatively tame inflation report in September gave ammunition ... Read More

Donald Trump's economy on verge of crisis 'bigger than Great Recession', experts warn

President Donald Trump asserted that he had "defeated" inflation and that the US economy was returning to normalcy in a bullish statement earlier this year. However, despite Trump's claims, that ... Read More

Inflation Edges Up, but Less Than Expected, to 3% Rate

Annual inflation heated up slightly in September, but not as much as economists expected, giving the Federal Reserve a clear path for widely expected rate cuts heading into their remaining meetings ... Read More

CPI report shows inflation continued to climb in September, although at a cooler pace than forecast

The Consumer Price Index climbed at an annual rate of 3% in September, coming in below economists' forecasts as the impact of President Trump's tariffs remain muted. Economists polled by financial ... Read More

A tiny light in an economic data blackout is about to shine through the shutdown for a brief moment

Nearly two dozen days have passed since a federal agency has published an economic report. The US government’s shutdown has resulted in a blackout of critical data, further clouding an already opaque ... Read More