Economic News

The latest analysis and insights into current events and economic indicators such as central bank news, unemployment numbers, GDP, and more.
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US Economy News Today: Consumers Predict Higher Inflation
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 12, 2024
Cranes working on construction site in Beijing.
Developing Asia To Grow Faster in 2024 Despite China Slowdown, ADB Says
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published Apr 11, 2024
Senior engineer explaining machine functioning to new engineer and how to operating an Injection Molding machine.
US Economy News Today: Wholesale Price Index Adds to Inflation Equation
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 11, 2024
A woman managing finances
Stubborn Inflation Means Higher Interest Rates for Longer
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Apr 10, 2024
A Mobil gas station in Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. US crude futures hit $85 a barrel in New York for the first time since October, as OPEC+ supply cuts underpin a steadily strengthening market.
Inflation Rose Faster Than Expected For Third Consecutive Month In March
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 10, 2024
Construction site in Shanghai, China.
Fitch Cuts China’s Outlook as Real Estate Downturn Hurts Public Finances
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published Apr 10, 2024
Food shoppers search for vegetables July 1, 2023 at the Hannaford supermarket in South Burlington, Vermont. The inflation rate for food and other durable goods was 9.7% in May, 2023.
US Economy News Today: Inflation Signals Get Even Murkier on Hotter-Than-Expected Increases
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 10, 2024
What is a small business and why it matters
Sales Worries Drive Small Business Optimism to Lowest Levels Since 2012
By
Terry Lane
Published Apr 09, 2024
A man works in a manufacturing plant.
Why Half Of The New US Manufacturing Jobs in the Next Decade Could Go Unfilled
By
Kathleen Marshall
Published Apr 09, 2024
Roberty Findley prepares freshly boiled crawfish at Crawfish Nick's Lake Conroe, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Conroe.
US Economy News Today: Federal Reserve Officials Double Down on Murkier Forecasts
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 09, 2024
A for sale sign is posted in front of a home on March 22, 2023 in San Anselmo, California.
Some Home Buyers Resigning Themselves to High Interest Rates, Survey Shows
By
Terry Lane
Published Apr 08, 2024
A chart shows the companies in the S&P 500 that gained and lost the most on April 8, 2024.
S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Paramount Sinks as Shareholder Critiques Skydance Bid
By
Michael Bromberg
Published Apr 08, 2024
This photo taken on Feb. 14, 2023 shows a house for rent in Washington, D.C., the United States.
US Economy News Today: Job Loss Fears Reach Nearly Four-Year High
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 08, 2024
Map of solar eclipse path
What's the Economic Impact of the Solar Eclipse?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 06, 2024
Produce on sale at a grocery store.
What to Expect From This Week's Inflation Report
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 09, 2024
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to Chinese Vice Premier.
Yellen Says China’s Overcapacity Poses Risks to World Economy
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published Apr 05, 2024
A man and woman enter a large, light filled interior space through rotating doors.
Employers Hired Far More Than Expected in March
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 05, 2024
Wide shot rear view of business people crossing downtown street during evening commute
US Economy News Today: Bowman Sees Risk of Another Rate Hike If Inflation Progress Stalls
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 05, 2024
Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, from left, Philip Jefferson, vice chair of the Federal Reserve System, Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Michelle Bowman, governor of the US Federal Reserve, and Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 22, 2024.
US Economy News Today: Federal Reserve's Path Forward May Get Murkier
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 05, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell speaks during the Stanford Business, Government and Society Forum at Stanford University on April 03, 2024 in Stanford, California.
What Recent Fed Official Comments Tell Us About the Future of Interest Rates
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 04, 2024
A for sale sign is posted in front of a home on March 22, 2023 in San Anselmo, California.
US Economy News Today: Will the Federal Reserve Still Cut Rates Three Times This Year?
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 03, 2024
US Federal Reserve Board of Governors at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US
US Economy News Today: Job Openings Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 02, 2024
People walk to their jobs.
What You Need Know Ahead of Friday's Closely Watched Monthly US Jobs Report
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 04, 2024
People shopping at mall.
US Economy News Today: Could Consumer Spending Stall Rate Cuts?
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Apr 01, 2024
World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC.
East Asia and Pacific Region Is Growing Faster Than Rest of World, Says World Bank
By
Fatima Attarwala
Published Apr 01, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during an event in Washington, D.C., on March 22, 2024.
Latest Inflation Data Leaves Fed in Wait-and-See Mode, Powell Says
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Mar 29, 2024
Gas prices are displayed at a gas station on March 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Gas prices climbed 3.8% percent in February after falling 3.3% the previous month.
The Fed's Favorite Inflation Gauge Sent Mixed Signals in February
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 29, 2024
Plane flying
Inflation Could Linger, Suspending Economy in a 'No Landing' Scenario
By
Terry Lane
Published Mar 28, 2024
Job seekers at a career fair.
US Economy News Today: Housing Market Could Be Thawing Going Into Spring Busy Season
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 28, 2024
Consumers purchase products at a Dollar Tree store on March 13, 2024 in New York City.
What To Expect From the Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge This Week
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Mar 28, 2024
A For Sale sign displayed in front of a home on February 22, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
US Economy News Today: Potential Homebuyers Weren't Tempted By Lower Rates This Week
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Mar 27, 2024
The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
How the Bridge Collapse in Baltimore Stands to Affect the Economy
By
Terry Lane
Published Mar 26, 2024
Aircraft maintenance engineers work underneath large jet engine.
US Economy News Today: Consumers Think Next Six Months in the Economy Will Be Bumpy
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Mar 26, 2024
insulation of new homes being built in the desert
US Economy News Today: New Home Sales Fall In February
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 25, 2024
A For Sale sign displayed in front of a home.
High Mortgage Rates Have Prevented the Sale of More Than a Million Homes in the U.S.
By
Kathleen Marshall
Published Mar 24, 2024
.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Why Did Other Countries Cut Interest Rates This Week?
By
Taylor Tompkins
Published Mar 22, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the bank's William McChesney Martin building on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.
The Federal Reserve Could Ease This Anti-Inflation Policy Before Cutting Rates
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Mar 22, 2024
For sale sign in front of house in Florida
US Economy News Today: Congress Debates Spending Bill Ahead of Shutdown Deadline
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 22, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the bank's William McChesney Martin building on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Fed Officials Increasingly Believe Economy Will Have 'Soft Landing'
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Mar 21, 2024
Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC
US Economy News Today: Fed Watchers Try to Decode How Soon Is 'Fairly Soon'
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 21, 2024
Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Fed Holds Key Rate At 23-Year High, Maintains Projection for Three Cuts in 2024
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 20, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the bank's William McChesney Martin building on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Fed Meeting Live: Fed Holds Rates Steady, Projects Three Cuts in 2024, Markets Pop
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Mar 20, 2024
A "Sale Pending" sign in front of a home in Pinole, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023.
US Economy News Today: Mortgage Amounts Are At A Nearly Two-Year High
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Published Mar 20, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Homebuilding Got Off To A Roaring Start in February
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 19, 2024
An Amazon worker moves boxes on Amazon Prime Day on July 11, 2023 in the East Village of New York City.
US Economy News Today: Homebuilders Feeling The Most Optimistic Since July
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 18, 2024
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 20, 2023 at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC.
What You Need to Know Ahead of the Fed's Interest Rate Policy Meeting Wednesday
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 19, 2024
A man inspects machinery.
US Economy News Today: Will Stubborn Inflation Make the Fed Delay Rate Cuts?
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 15, 2024
Suncors Commerce City oil Refinery photographed in Commerce City, Colorado on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
Wholesale Prices Jumped in February, Adding To Inflation Pressures
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Mar 14, 2024
Donna Howard holds up a sign reading I Got the Job at Suited for Change in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2022.
US Economy News Today: Producer Price Growth Could Be a Warning Sign For Inflation
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 14, 2024
A For Sale sign displayed in front of a home.
US Economy News Today: Treasury Secretary Says She Regrets Misjudging Inflation
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 13, 2024
Guests make their purchases during the grand opening of Nordstrom Rack at Best of the West shopping center on May 18, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
US Economy News Today: Fed's Rate Conundrum Deepens With Hotter Than Expected Inflation
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 12, 2024
Shoppers carry Uniqlo bags in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, US, on Friday, March 8, 2024.
What to Expect From Tuesday's Highly Anticipated Inflation Report
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Mar 11, 2024
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds as President Joe Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the Capital building on March 7, 2024 in Washington, DC.
US Economy News Today: Unemployment Rate Showing Signs of Slowdown
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 08, 2024
Construction workers on a roof
US Unemployment Rate Rises To Highest Level In Over Two Years
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 08, 2024
Shipping containers stacked on a ship as a smaller boat passes by
US Economy News Today: Will Biden Talk About the Cost of Living at the State of the Union?
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 07, 2024
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Joe Biden, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, right, listens during the U.S. presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.
Trump-Biden Election Could Be Pivotal For The Economy And Your Wallet
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Mar 06, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 06, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Fed Chair Powell Sticks To Script in First Congress Appearance This Week
By
Taylor Tompkins
Published Mar 06, 2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services
US Economy News Today: Beige Book Paints a Picture of a Slowing Economy
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Mar 06, 2024
Lower Manhattan Skyline
The New York City Economic Tracker: February 12, 2024
By
Adrian Nesta and Hiranmayi Srinivasan
Published Mar 05, 2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services June 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
What To Expect from Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Congressional Testimony This Week
By
Taylor Tompkins
Published Mar 05, 2024