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

As the holidays approach, Thanksgiving becomes Trump's economic test

Voter approval of Trump's economic handling drops to new lows as Democrats capitalize on affordability concerns in recent elections across multiple states. Read More

Donald Trump Gets Brutal New Poll on Inflation, Economy

The economy is a key concern to American voters, with a Gallup poll showing that they overwhelmingly cited economic pressures as the key reason they voted for Trump in the November 2024 presidential ... Read More

Luntz: Trump has until Labor Day ‘to turn things around’

Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz says President Trump has a deadline to address price increases and affordability concerns as his first year back in the White House winds down. Read More

How the K-Shaped Economy Is Hurting Everyone But the Rich

Talk of the K-shaped economy is brewing once again. The moniker first gained traction in 2020 to describe the divergence between how rich and poor Americans were experiencing the pandemic recovery. Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Warned Investors About the Stock Market -- President Trump's Tariffs Make the Warning More Dire

The stock market faces significant challenges in the near term, including high valuations, a weakening economy, and dismal consumer sentiment. Read More

Voters feel Trump admin is hurting more than helping on the economy: poll

Over three-quarters of registered voters see the economy negatively, and a plurality feel that President Trump’s policies are doing more harm than good, a blistering new poll found. 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

Trump approval on economy at new low: Fox News poll

A majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the economy, marking his lowest approval rating since 2017 during his first term, according to a survey released ... Read More

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic to retire, giving Trump chance for more influence

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic, the first black and openly gay person to lead one of the central bank’s 12 regional banks, said on Wednesday he will retire at the end of his current ... Read More

The Fed is divided over cutting interest rates. Here's why that matters

Here’s what to know about why the Fed is divided over its rate decision and what the policy could mean for you. Why is the Fed divided over a possible interest rate cut? Inflati ... 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. 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