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Trump Vs The Fed: A 2026 Rate War Could Shake The Economy

Trump’s push for a new Fed chair and this week’s meeting signals a possible 2026 rate war that could reshape money, markets, & the direction of the United States economy. Read More

From mortgages to car loans: How affordability rises and falls with the Fed

Affordability in America increasingly comes down to one institution, the Federal Reserve, whose decisions ripple through nearly every household budget. Read More

Why Low Interest Rates Won’t Save the Economy

If President Donald Trump gets the Federal Reserve he wants, he may accidentally undermine his own “affordability” agenda. Read More

The Latest: Trump at Pennsylvania rally to talk on economy and Americans’ affordability worries

President Donald Trump will road-test his claims that he’s tackling Americans’ affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — a trip that comes as polling consistently ... Read More

Trump’s first problem on the economy and health care: admitting he’s got a problem

President Donald Trump has a fresh chance this week to act on a priority voters continually say they want fixed — but over which he’s in denial. Read More

Here's why everyone's talking about a 'K-shaped' economy

So what does it mean? Simply put, the upper part of the K refers to higher-income Americans seeing their incomes and wealth rise while the bottom part points to lower-income households struggling with ... Read More

Maddow Blog | As Americans sour on Trump and the economy, the White House moves the goalposts

When Trump sat down with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham for an interview that aired last week, Donald Trump asserted that the current U.S. economy is “as strong as it’s ever been.” The host asked a ... Read More

Trump tells Americans the economy is better than ever at McDonald’s summit: ‘This is also the golden age’

President Donald Trump has spoken out on the U.S. affordability crisis, promising to both provide much-demanded relief to struggling Americans while simultaneously declaring the country has never been ... Read More

Is “Feeling Rich” Propping Up the Economy?

The wealth effect that’s driving our K-shaped economy… have we slipped into a new economic model?… why earnings are more important than ever… how to invest in light of this delicate system VIEW IN ... Read More

The Foundation of the U.S. Economy Appears to Be Breaking, and Wall Street Has Turned a Blind Eye

Several key economic indicators are making dubious history. Read More

Wait, I thought the economy was terrible. What happened?

“The economy is struggling to create jobs. The unemployment rate is low but it’s now showing some stress,” Zandi said, adding that the closer the rate gets to 5%, the greater the risk of a ... Read More