U.S. data is a bedrock of the American economy. Now it’s under attack.

Trump’s attack on the federal jobs statistics is the latest blow to essential U.S. infrastructure that has taken a century to build. Read More

Is the economy as good as Wall Street says it is? Financial markets and the data are telling different stories.

Strong second-quarter earnings have been led by financial and tech firms, but they’ve offered little evidence of robust consumer health. Read More

Why is reliable data important for the economy? Experts weigh in

The household study, known as the "current population survey," reaches about 60,000 households, according to the BLS website. The agency cycles one-eighth of the targeted households out of the sample ... Read More

US economy on ‘precipice of recession,’ Moody’s chief economist warns

Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said the U.S. economy is “on the precipice of recession,” citing indicators from last week’s economic data releases. In a social media post Monday, Zandi ... Read More

U.S. Economy Slowed in First Half of 2025 as Tariffs Scrambled Data

Gross domestic product rebounded in the spring after contracting at the start of the year, but consumer spending remained weak. Read More

The U.S. Economy Is Resilient but Cracks Are Showing. Here’s Why.

Economists braced for the worst when President Trump announced his tariff plan in April, yet the U.S. economy remained resilient. Here’s how that strength could be tested in the coming months. Read More

Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what’s up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data

President Trump’s firing of the BLS commissioner could undermine trust in the indicators the government releases. Read More

Is there a better system for collecting U.S. job numbers and economic data?

Outsized revisions to economic numbers are somewhat commonplace, though there has been no shortage of skepticism in terms of statistics published by the federal government. Read More

CNBC Daily Open: The U.S. economy is not built on rock and roll

Despite the noise around tariffs and inflation fears, the U.S. economy seems to be holding its ground — for now. June retail sales came in stronger than expected, and weekly jobless claims ... Read More