Christine Cooper

Economic data paints an increasingly complex picture.

A softer-than-expected employment report for February confirmed a deteriorating job market. At the same time, the threat of rising oil prices as the military conflict in Iran drags on, combined with ...

The National Association for Business Economics’ Economic Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., last week brought together economists, policymakers and executives to discuss a range of topics, ...

The economy ended in a downshift in the last quarter of 2025, after two quarters of stronger-than-expected economic growth.

A cooler-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) report offered markets a welcome surprise last week.

A handful of high-profile corporate layoffs and anxiety surrounding advances in artificial intelligence have led to gloomy headlines about the state of the American job market.

The United States population is growing at its slowest rate since the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to recently released U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

Consumers maintained robust spending in late 2025, according to new Bureau of Economic Analysis data released last week that had been delayed by the federal government shutdown.

American shoppers continued to spend during the 2025 holiday season, defying a slowing job market, recently released retail sales data from the U.S. Census Bureau show.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported a headline-grabbing 4.9% annualized increase in labor productivity for the third quarter of 2025, a figure notable for its broader implications even ...

American manufacturing ended 2025 with its 10th consecutive month of contraction, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index for December.

The first year of the second Trump administration presented numerous opportunities for economists to predict whether the economy would surge, sputter or sail through.

As 2025 comes to a close, economists are considering the themes that are likely to prevail in 2026. Here are a few of them.

Economic activity continued to diverge in November. While the services sector stabilized due to continued consumer spending, business conditions in the manufacturing sector deteriorated as new ...

American consumers entered the peak of the holiday shopping season offering a basket of mixed signals.

The federal government shutdown occurred just days before the September jobs report was due to be released, but most of the data collection had already been completed. So when the government reopened ...

Small business owners became a little less optimistic in October, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’s monthly survey, as uncertainty over business conditions remains ...

Bifurcation has become a buzzword in the post-COVID consumer economy.

A softer-than-expected inflation reading in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ shutdown-delayed release of September’s consumer price index all but locked in a cut in short-term interest rates at ...

At the National Association of Business Economics' annual meeting in Philadelphia last week, economists, executives and policymakers discussed a wide range of topics. Here are a few takeaways from ...