As data from July continues to roll out, the economic picture remains muddled.

American consumers have become more hesitant to spend, with year-over-year growth in real personal consumption expenditures falling a full percentage point from 3.1% at the end of ...

A batch of high-profile report releases last week confirmed one conclusion: The United States economy is slowing down.

American manufacturers’ mood improved for the most part in July, according to a slew of regional Federal Reserve survey releases, marking a reversal from several months of suppress...

A buoyant stock market and a temporary pause in tariff tension helped temper American consumers' pessimism last month, according to a handful of data releases.

The federal government received more money than it spent in June, according to the U.S. Treasury Department’s monthly statement released last week.

Headline metrics continue to show the American job market on stable footing. However, a more detailed look at the data reveals misleading seasonal signals, sectoral shifts and chan...

An already sluggish for-sale housing market is facing a slower summer, recent data shows.

The Federal Reserve’s policymaking committee met last week and decided to keep its target policy interest rate unchanged for its fourth-consecutive meeting.

Last week’s news that inflation rose less than anticipated cheered market participants who had expected consumer and producer price hikes in reaction to the recent imposition of ta...

May’s monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed that the American job market is softer than it appears. But it’s likely not soft enough to move the Fe...

The American consumer remains healthy but hesitant heading into the summer.

American consumers are hunkering down, a slew of data releases showed last week.

The American job market surpassed expectations in April, sending stocks soaring while pushing economists’ expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts later into the year.

Forecasting the economy's path has become increasingly challenging as the new administration’s policy announcements fluctuate. Economists have been digesting the news as it unfolds...

As uncertainty about tariffs and trade policy continues to percolate, many are watching the current health and prospects of America’s manufacturing industry.

While backward-looking data released last week showed substantial progress in the battle to contain inflation, consumers and investors alike are betting it won’t last.

With far-reaching tariffs rolling out and additional levies being announced unpredictably, American businesses and consumers are bracing for impact. The broad-based equity market s...

The five years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic disruption intensified the southward and westward movement of the United States labor market. Over t...

With more details on the Trump administration’s tariff policies set to be released on April 2, increasing attention has turned to their potential impact on consumer prices.