Economy News Could The Us Economy Be Doing Too Well

Sharp disagreements over economy threaten Federal Reserve interest rate cut

What was once seen as a near-certain cut in interest rates next month now looks more like a coin flip as Federal Reserve officials sharply disagree over the economy’s health and whether stubborn infla ... Read More

Investing legend Mohamed El-Erian says he's kept up at night by 2 big problems with the US economy

Weakness among lower-income Americans could spread and "contaminate" other parts of the US economy, El-Erian warned. Read More

The unprecedented government shutdown will weigh on a US economy already under stress

The six-week government shutdown that came to an end late Wednesday will be another drag on an economy already facing many challenges, though the full impact will take months to measure ... Read More

The economy survived the government shutdown — but all is not well

The U.S. economy didn’t get any better during the longest government shutdown in history, but the good news is that it probably didn’t get much worse. Read More

The government is back open. Here’s what that means for economic data

The US government has reopened following its longest-ever shutdown, setting the stage for the eventual release of the gold-standard federal data that is crucial in analyzing the health and trajectory ... Read More

How markets could topple the global economy

The shock, and weaker American demand, would spill over to low-growth Europe and deflationary China, compounding the blow to exporters from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. And because foreigners ... Read More

No jobs report again. But these numbers show how the U.S. economy is doing.

Is the sun setting on the U.S. economy? Investors are set to miss out on the second U.S. jobs report in a row due to the government shutdown, but there's enough scattered evidence to suggest the ... Read More

US Economy in the Dark as Government Shutdown Cuts off Crucial Data

US policymakers, financial institutions and business owners have been flying blind for almost a month as a government shutdown has stopped the release of crucial federal economic data ranging from the ... Read More

U.S. Economy Could Take $14 Billion Hit From Government Shutdown, CBO Says

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: A view of the U.S. Capitol on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Speaker of ... Read More

Charting the global economy: Disparity tests a resilient Europe

Euro-area economic growth saw a slight uptick in the third quarter, but nearly half the bloc experienced stagnation, tempering broader recovery hopes. Concerns were raised at the ECB about this ... Read More