Economy News We Have More Insights As To Where The Economy Is Headed — And It S Not Good

We have more insights as to where the economy is headed — and it's not good

Inflation rearing its ugly head again proved problematic for the market. Read More

Trump: We Have The Greatest Economy We've Ever Had

President Donald Trump defended the economy in an interview with FOX News host Laura Ingraham. LAURA INGRAHAM: And why are people saying they're anxious about the economy? Why are they saying that? Read More

‘We have not seen this rosy picture’: ADP’s chief economist warns the real economy is pretty different from Wall Street’s bullish outlook

For all the volatility 2025 has endured, things have actually turned out relatively well: The S&P 500 is up by more than 17%, inflation hasn’t spiked despite an onslaught of tariffs, and the ... Read More

New Jobs, Inflation Data Could Provide Some Guide to Where the Economy Is Headed

Data on employment and consumer prices for November will offer some recent insight into the state of the economy. Read More

Trump says he’s making America’s economy great again. He’s addressing the wrong problem

For many people, the economy is a simple equation: paychecks minus expenses. When it feels like our incomes are growing faster than prices, the economy is in good shape. When they’re not, it’s lousy. Read More

Consumer spending is the U.S. economy's main driver. Here's how it's doing

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman about consumer spending and debt, and what it tells us about the overall health of the economy. The American economy is a consumer economy. Read More

The US Has A K-Shaped Economy, At Least Its Not Pear-Shaped

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the economic and financial world outside the USA, for the USA. In the context of a political-economic climate in the US ... Read More

Is The Consumer Economy Headed For A Perfect Storm?

After battling through five years of turmoil—the Covid-19 shutdown, runaway inflation, spiking interest rates, and tariff chaos—retail industry execs could be forgiven for thinking the worst is ... Read More

Why it’s so hard to figure out the economy right now

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The stock market keeps breaking records, but angst about the economy keeps befuddling ... Read More

The last Fed meeting of the year is approaching. Here's where we could be headed

NPR's A Martinez speaks with the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago about the economic outlook ahead of the last Fed meeting of the year. For more on where the economy might be headed, ... Read More

CBS News poll finds rising concern over government shutdown impact on economy, Americans personally

Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates ... Read More

The A.I. Boom Is Driving the Economy. What Happens if It Falters?

A windfall for companies that build data centers and their suppliers is overshadowing weakness in other industries. By Ben Casselman and Sydney Ember In Nevada, a summer of weak international tourism ... Read More