Economy News U S Economy To Get A Price Check This Week With Twin Reports On Inflation

Fact-checker flattens Trump's economy claims as grocery prices soar

President Donald Trump has spent the past several weeks patting himself on the back for saving the American economy, but CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale said that the new economic numbers fly in the face ... Read More

US inflation stays elevated but prices rose less than feared last month

U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as the costs of some imported goods rose while rental prices cooled. Read More

Inflation hit 3% in September, reflecting stubborn price pressures on U.S. consumers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' September consumer price index is the first major economic report to be released since Oct. 1 . 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

U.S. economy speeds up despite shutdown, but tariffs weigh on exports and business confidence

The U.S. economy sped up in October during the ongoing government shutdown, new surveys show, but businesses said high tariffs were damaging exports and casting a cloud over the upcoming year. Read More

Economic Confidence Hits Five-Month Low: Consumers ‘Frustrated’ With High Prices

Earlier federal data indicated inflation continued to rise last month, as surveyors said rising prices remain at the “forefront” of consumers’ minds. 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

What today's inflation report says about the economy — and Social Security checks

Because of the shutdown, the federal government is belatedly releasing new Consumer Price Index numbers, which the Social Security Administration needs to adjust for next year's benefits. Read More

Hicks: What's going on with the economy today?

The stock market continues to do well and GDP growth is strong, while nearly every other measure of economic activity has stagnated or is in deep decline. Why? Read More

Shutdown could cost US economy $15 billion a week, Treasury says

The two-week-old federal government shutdown is costing the U.S. economy about $15 billion a day in lost output, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday, putting an estimate on its economic ... Read More