Despite Stubborn Inflation, Small-Business Owners Are Gaining Confidence in the Economy

Despite concerns about inflation's staying power, entrepreneurs are starting to feel more upbeat about the economy. Confidence ... more than half of small-business owners cited inflation, which ... Read More

Baltimore bridge collapse: Economists predict inflation 'pinch' for American consumers

Economists are predicting that Americans will feel a "pinch" in terms ... brief on the top business stories of the week, plus CEO interviews, market updates, tech and money news that matters ... Read More

Consumers Turning Sour on Economy’s Future, Worried About Political Outlook

Consumer views of the current economy were little changed ... amid heightened concerns over the U.S. political environment. The March Consumer Confidence Index from The Conference Board, released ... Read More

Is inflation worse under Democrats or Republicans? The truth is hazier than it may seem

Economic research has shown that the economy generally does better under Democrats than Republicans but that inflation is ... election fellow at USA TODAY, focusing on politics and education. Read More

Consumer Sentiment Stable as Economy Maintains Momentum

“Critically, consumers exhibited confidence that inflation will ... the present state of the economy but a worsening outlook for the future amid concerns about the political environment in ... Read More

Michael Hicks: The political economy of inflation

Among the most pressing is the political economy ... than the Great Recession of 2007-2009. One implication of this is that the trade-off of employment for inflation was reasonably small. Read More

Fox News Politics: Too much democracy

Democrats across the country have become increasingly concerned over the amount of support Trump is pulling from usually reliable demographics and donors have been bickering over an internal memo ... Read More

Fox News Politics: Spending spree

More Republicans voted against the bill than for it – 112 GOP lawmakers ... Mike Johnson, telling reporters on Friday that he "betrayed" the "confidence" of the House GOP Conference by ushering ... Read More

When Is Inflation Good for the Economy?

Even the use of the word "inflation" has different meanings in different contexts. Many economists, business people ... effect of higher inflation is a slower economy. During inflationary periods ... Read More

London business confidence ‘booming’ as lower inflation fuels hopes of a recovery

Business confidence in ... when it comes to the economy – an outlook that could have been buoyed further by last week’s UK inflation data showing price rises slowing to a two-and-a-half ... Read More

Politics simply not funny

It’s simple, there is nothing funny about politics. It is often actually quite stressful. Every time the news turns ... he claims workers today are 400% more efficient than workers were in ... Read More