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: Construction Spending Declines on Fewer Projects
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Jul 01, 2024
Metal workers using grinders on an assembly line
Here's How the Fed's High Interest Rates Have Affected Manufacturing
By
Terry Lane
Published Jul 01, 2024
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Will The Pace of Consumer Spending Slow in the Second Half of 2024?
By
Terry Lane
Published Jun 30, 2024
Drivers sit in traffic on southbound Interstate 5 during the afternoon commute heading into downtown San Diego on May 29, 2024 in San Diego, California
A Record 70.9M People Are Expected To Travel July 4th Week, AAA Forecasts
By
Kevin George
Published Jun 29, 2024
For Sale sign hangs in front of a house in Patchogue, New York
Homebuyers Are Fed Up With High Prices
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Jun 28, 2024
A woman works from home with the number "35%" overlayed on top in a blue box.
Remote Work Is Here To Stay, New Data Shows
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 28, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Inflation Slowed in May, Buoying Rate Cut Hopes
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Jun 28, 2024
An Aldi supermarket in Alhambra, California, US, on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
What Friday's Inflation Report Tells Us About Future Interest Rate Cuts
By
Taylor Tompkins
Published Jun 28, 2024
An airplane mechanic checking the jet engine while working on a private jet inside the hangar of a small general aviation airport in California.
What Orders on Items Like Planes and Computers Tell Us About the Economy
By
Terry Lane
Published Jun 27, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Durable Goods Orders Higher in May, But Show Signs of Slowing Economy
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 27, 2024
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Why You Should Care About A Revision To the Country's Economic Growth Measure
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 27, 2024
Joe Biden, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during the U.S. presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.
Trump and Biden Could Clash On These Money Matters In the First Debate Thursday
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 26, 2024
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US Economy News Today: New Home Sales Plunged in May
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 26, 2024
An American flag flies outside the U.S. Capitol building on a clear, fall day on November 06, 2023 in Washington DC.
This Measure of National Debt is Highest Since World War II, Study Shows
By
Terry Lane
Published Jun 26, 2024
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Middle-Income Earners Turn To Spending Cuts, Second Jobs To Deal With Inflation
By
Terry Lane
Published Jun 26, 2024
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More People Are Investing Money as Recession Fears Ease, Survey Shows
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Jun 25, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Home Prices Hit Another All-Time High
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 25, 2024
A customer shops at a Safeway store on June 11, 2024 in San Francisco, California.
What To Expect in Friday's Report on the Fed's Preferred Measure of Inflation
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 25, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Federal Reserve's Goolsbee Sees Inflation Progress as Rents Cool
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 24, 2024
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The New York City Economic Tracker: May 6, 2024
By
Adrian Nesta and Hiranmayi Srinivasan
Published Jun 22, 2024
Home for sale in Seattle, Washington, US on June 18, 2024.
Home Prices Reach Record High as Sales Fall
By
Bill McColl
Published Jun 21, 2024
A home under construction at The Grove housing development in Napa, California, on May 6, 2024
Leading Economic Index Declines Again But 'Doesn't Currently' Signal Recession
By
Bill McColl
Published Jun 21, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Mortgage Rates Fall For the Third Consecutive Week
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 20, 2024
Construction crews work to build new homes in a subdivision by Tri Pointe Homes Colorado in Aurora Highlands, Colorado on April 8, 2024.
High Mortgage Rates Are Holding Back Homebuilding, Locking Up Housing Market
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 20, 2024
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The US Housing Shortage Is Getting Worse, Report Shows
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 19, 2024
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The New York City Economy Tracker
By
Hiranmayi Srinivasan and Adrian Nesta
Updated Jun 18, 2024
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Fed Officials Still Uncertain About Rate Cuts Despite Inflation Improvements
By
Terry Lane
Published Jun 18, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Industrial Production Shows Strength in Manufacturing
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 18, 2024
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Retail Sales Fall Short of Expectations in May
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 18, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Harker, Kashkari Point to One Rate Cut Near End of Year
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 17, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Fed Officials See Positive Development in Latest Inflation Report
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 14, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell announces that interest rates will remain unchanged during a news conference at the Federal Reserve on June 12, 2024, in Washington, D.C
What's Next for the Federal Reserve as Expectations for Interest Rate Cuts Mount?
By
Taylor Tompkins
Published Jun 14, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Yellen Sees Inflation Falling on Lower Housing Costs
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 13, 2024
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Declining May Wholesale Inflation Shows More Easing of Price Pressures
By
Terry Lane
Published Jun 13, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell announces that interest rates will remain unchanged during a news conference at the Federal Reserves’s William McChesney Martin building on June 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. Following the two-day Federal Open Markets Committee meeting Powell said the Fed has decided to keep their current rate range of 5.25-5.50 percent and signaled that it believes long-run rates will stay higher than previously indicated.
One Interest Rate Cut This Year, Or Two? 'Dot Plot' Shows It's A Close Call
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 12, 2024
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Fed Holds Interest Rate Steady, Projects Just One Rate Cut This Year
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 12, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Federal Reserve Says 'Modest' Improvements Have Been Made in Inflation Fight
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 12, 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.
What Today's Inflation Report Means For The Federal Reserve
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 12, 2024
People shop at the new Wegmans Astor Place grocery store on October 28, 2023, in New York City.
Why Inflation Was Surprisingly Low in May
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 12, 2024
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What To Expect From This Week's Fed Meeting on Interest Rates
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 12, 2024
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US Imports Expected to Hit Two-Year High in Good Sign For Consumer Spending
By
Terry Lane
Published Jun 11, 2024
The apartment building at 5800 Harold Way in Los Angeles, CA is under rent control.
Rent is Falling, But That May Not Help Lower Inflation
By
Terry Lane
Published Jun 11, 2024
People shop at a supermarket in Montebello, California, on May 15, 2024.
Is the Fed Winning Its Fight Against Inflation?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 11, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Gas Prices Could Push Overall Inflation Lower
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 11, 2024
A Marathon gas station in Martinez, California, US, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
What to Expect From Wednesday's Closely Watched CPI Inflation Report
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 11, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Imports Expected to Hit Two-Year High This Summer
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 10, 2024
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More People Than Ever Say It’s a Bad Time To Buy a House
By
Terry Lane
Published Jun 07, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Focus Turns To Next Week's Fed Meeting
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 07, 2024
Workers in a busy office
Job Market Bounced Back in May With a Vengeance—And an Asterisk
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 07, 2024
The Federal Reserve's Austan Goolsbee and Philip Jefferson on a dot plot background.
How Useful Are The Fed's Upcoming Interest Rate Predictions?
By
Terry Lane
Published Jun 07, 2024
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S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Illumina Stock Jumps After Grail Spinoff News
By
Michael Bromberg
Published Jun 06, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Labor Productivity Grows at Highest Rate in Three Years
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 06, 2024
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, gestures as she addresses a press conference following the meeting of the governing council of the ECB in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on June 6, 2024
What Does the ECB's Rate Cut Mean for the US?
By
Terry Lane
Published Jun 06, 2024
A 'now hiring' sign is displayed in a retail store in Manhattan on January 05, 2024 in New York City.
What To Expect From Friday’s Jobs Report
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 06, 2024
Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada, right, and Carolyn Rogers, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on June 5, 2024
Why Did Canada Cut Interest Rates Before the US?
By
Terry Lane
Updated Jun 06, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Will The Labor Market Extend Its 27-Month Winning Streak?
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 05, 2024
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The Labor Market Hasn't Seen a Hot Streak Like This Since The '60s. Can It Last?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 05, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Gen Z Sees Housing as Top Election Issue
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 04, 2024
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The Post-Pandemic Job Bonanza Is History
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jun 04, 2024
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US Economy News Today: Increased Home Building Couldn’t Lift Construction Spending in April
By
Taylor Tompkins and Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jun 03, 2024