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

How Much Does Trump Really Want to Rein in the Fed?

Top contenders to lead the Federal Reserve under Trump are lining up around a policy that doesn’t seem Trump-like. Read More

Trump’s flailing on the economy is worse than Biden’s

President Donald Trump’s recent commentary on the economy is drawing plenty of comparisons to then-President Joe Biden, but he seems to have a bigger political problem, for several reasons. Read More

Americans’ economic anxiety grows as job security concerns join affordability worries

Trump’s tariff policies have both contributed to price pressures and to uncertainty among businesses, undermining incentives to hire. The administration’s sweeping cuts to federal programs also have ... 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

White House weighs stepped up domestic travel and speeches to improve Trump’s standing on the economy

President Donald Trump’s advisers have had conversations about him traveling the country to give economy-focused speeches as they privately weigh a number of strategies to improve his standing on the ... Read More

Why is Trump copying Biden’s economic playbook?

The Trump administration is now in danger of deploying the same economic playbook that spelled disaster for the Biden administration ... Read More

Deck the malls: Tariffs, economic doubts won't flatten holiday shopping season, forecasters say

Consumer confidence is falling and tariffs will increase some gift prices this holiday season, but retailers don’ t expect it to ruin Christmas, with shoppers poised to spend more than $1 trillion. At ... Read More

Enten: Few Americans Believe The Top Problem Is The Economy, Or That The Shutdown Is Causing Harm To The Economy

CNN data analyst Harry Enten reported Friday that fewer Americans now cite the economy as the nation’s top problem, and that number continues to decline. Enten noted that fewer Americans are naming ... Read More

Forget 50-year mortgage gimmicks and tariff checks— Trump must boost the economy, pronto

The financial finagling President Trump is floating this week won’t save Republicans in the midterms: The nation needs a rebirth of industry, enabled by American energy. Here’s how. Read More

Shutdown Deal Offers Hope for the Economy But Still Needs House Passage

The shutdown has led to thousands of federal workers going without pay, cancellations of thousands of flights and the closure of many federal facilities. It has also led to delays of critical economic ... Read More

The shutdown is complicating the Fed’s ability to help the economy

The Federal Reserve was already facing one of its most difficult battles, steering a shifting economy through a weakening labor market and stubborn inflation. The government shutdown just made that ... Read More

Shutdown leaves a mark on an already-struggling economy, from lost paychecks to canceled flights

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an already-struggling economy ... Read More