The US is dealing with a rare bifurcation of the economy, and it's raising the odds of recession, Piper Sandler chief economist says

Big companies are weathering high interest rates. Consumers, meanwhile, are facing rising debt as inflation eats into wage gains. Read More

US Economy News Today: At Least One Fed Official is Still Open to Rate Hikes

Today, the labor market showed signs of weakness and Federal Reserve officials spoke for the first time since their meeting this week. Read More

US Economy News Today: Powell Dismisses the Need for Additional Rate Hikes

Today, the Federal Reserve concluded its two-day Open Markets Committee meeting by leaving interest rates untouched, as expected, and saying it will likely stay that way for longer than previously ... Read More

The US economy is flashing a recession warning that has only been wrong once in the last century, top economist says

The US economy is flashing a classic recession warning that has only shown a false positive once in the last century, according to top economist Lakshman ... The ECRI's Leading Economic Index ... Read More

'Delayed' Recession Warning Issued for US Economy

The U.S. economy is not yet out of troubled waters and could still face a "delayed" recession, according to Gary Shilling. The financial analyst, who correctly predicted the crisis of 2007-2008 ... Read More

Poll: Economy a top issue among US voters

VOA correspondent Scott Stearns looks at how candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump are approaching an economy that the U.S. Labor Department says is adding jobs and lifting wages. Read More

US economy adds 303K jobs in March, much stronger than expected

"The March jobs report illustrates the exceptional resilience in the labor economy ... the odds of an imminent rate cut. WAGES IN THE US ARE FALLING AT A 'STRIKING' PACE, INDEED SAYS Markets ... Read More

Oil price surge is the No. 1 threat to the US economy, Moody’s economist warns

Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM, said the “greatest external risk to the US economy is geopolitical ... the specter of a recession. Gas prices climbed to $3.58 a gallon on average nationally on ... Read More

The US economy is flashing a recession warning that has only been wrong once in the last century, top economist says

The economy is flashing a recession warning that has only been wrong once in the last 120 years. The ECRI's Leading Economic Index has started to decline in the past year, top economist Lakshman ... Read More