Economy News Fed Up With The Economy, Americans Turn To Trump

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

The prospect of a Trump-aligned Fed chair is rattling the markets

Kevin Hassett, the US president’s chief economic adviser, is the most likely candidate. Fund managers fear political interference at the Fed ... Read More

US sheds 32K jobs as the White House claims ‘explosive growth’ backed by a GDP surge. But is Trump actually winning?

GDP is only part of the path to the "restoration of American Greatness." ... 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

The affordability crisis is forcing Trump to radically reshape his economic plan on the fly

President Donald Trump swept into office with a bold plan to remake America’s economy. But the realities of a persistent affordability crisis, low favorability ratings and biting election losses for ... 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

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

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

Letter: Election results show Americans are fed up with Trump’s authoritarian behavior

As proven by recent sweeping Democratic election victories, most Americans are fed up with Trump’s attempt to force authoritarian rule on the vast majority of us who cherish democracy. Moreover, these ... Read More

Fed Gov. Miran has a view on the economy. Is it persuasive?

Key insight: Economists see validity in Fed Gov. Miran's argument that shelter inflation is coming down, but note the impact to overall inflation may vary in significance. Expert quote: "I don't think ... Read More

10 things Dems should pledge to do about Trump’s economy

Trump claimed last week on social media that “Our economy is BOOMING, and Costs are coming way down,” and that “grocery prices ... Read More