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A sheet of new $1 bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, Nov. 15, 2017.
Economics
Amid a Strong Rebound for the U.S. Economy, Some Red Flags
Details of the report suggested that consumers and businesses are wary about economic uncertainty.
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People queue outside the Louis Vuitton store, Paris, July 28, 2025.
Economics
Trump Is Getting the Economy He Wants — but the Risk to Growth Could Spoil His Victory Lap
There’s no guarantee that the radical overhaul of U.S. trade policy will deliver a happy ending.
July 29, 2025
Appliances are displayed in a Costco warehouse on March 17, 2024, in Sheridan, Colo.
Economics
Consumer Confidence Improves Slightly, but Americans Remain Concerned About Tariffs
Consumers’ recession fears declined slightly in July but remained above last year's levels.
July 29, 2025
President Donald Trump during a meeting with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office, July 16, 2025.
Economics
Trump Says He's 'Highly Unlikely' to Fire Fed Chair After Floating the Idea in Private
He said he had discussed the "concept" of dismissing the Federal Reserve chair.
July 17, 2025
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U.S. Producer Prices Unchanged with Wholesale Inflation Remaining Under Control
Wholesale prices saw the smallest year-over-year gain since September.
July 16, 2025
A family shops in a JaZams toy store, June 27, 2025, Princeton, N.J.
Economics
The Tariff-Driven Inflation that Economists Feared Begins to Emerge
A range of heavily imported products got more expensive.
July 15, 2025
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How Europe’s Clean Industry Deal Could Impact Global Manufacturing
July 11, 2025
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Three Months After His Previous Tariff Push Terrified the World Economy, Trump Bets This Time Is Different
July 9, 2025
A shopping cart filled with groceries at a store in Rowland Heights, Calif., April 3, 2025.
Key Inflation Gauge Rises as Americans Cut Back on Spending
June 27, 2025
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, June 25, 2025, Washington.
Fed's Powell Repeats Warning About Tariffs
June 26, 2025
A shopper pushes a cart in a Costco warehouse, Jan. 23, 2025, Sheridan, Colo.
U.S. Economy Shrank 0.5% Between January and March
June 26, 2025
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell during a House Committee on Financial Services hearing, June 24, 2025, Washington.
Powell Says Fed Rate Cut on Hold as Trump Demands Cuts
June 25, 2025
A shopper selects a carton of 18 Large Grade A eggs from a cooler in a Costco Warehouse in Cranberry, Pa., Jan. 28, 2025.
Americans Sour on U.S. Economy and Anxiety Over Tariffs Remains the Chief Culprit
June 25, 2025
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Federal Reserve's Bowman Says Rate Cut Should Be on Table in July
June 24, 2025
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June 16, 2025
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Sentiment: A Moving Target
June 6, 2025
A 'Tariff Free' sign displayed at a car dealership in Totowa, N.J., April 30, 2025.
Trump's Tariffs Would Cut Deficits but Shrink the Economy, CBO Says
June 5, 2025
U.S. Steel's Edgar Thomson Plant, Braddock, Pa., April 11, 2025.
U.S. Growth Likely to Slow to 1.6% This Year, OECD Says
June 4, 2025
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People pack items into their vehicles at Costco store in Burbank, Calif., April 10, 2025.
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Hit by Trump Trade Wars, U.S. Economy Falls 0.2% in First Quarter
The decline, however, was a slight upgrade from the initial estimate.
May 29, 2025
Empty shopping carts are collected from the parking lot at Walmart store in Burbank, Calif., on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
Economics
Massive Import Taxes Haven't Done Much Economic Damage Yet
The tariffs are the highest since the Great Depression.
May 19, 2025
Container cranes sit idle at the port of New York & New Jersey, Bayonne, N.J., May 12, 2025.
Economics
UN Forecasts Slower Global Growth Following Tariffs, Trade Tensions
Economists also cited the volatile geopolitical landscape and threats of rising production costs, supply chain disruptions and financial turbulence.
May 16, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett speaks during an interview with Liz Claman on Fox Business Network's 'Countdown to the Closing Bell,' May 7, 2018, in Omaha, Neb.
Economics
Warren Buffett to Step Down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Will Remain Chairman
The 94-year-old investor always said he had no plans to retire.
May 5, 2025
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell, left, speaks with IMF Economic Counsellor and Research Department Director Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas at International Monetary Fund headquarters, Washington, April 25, 2025.
Economics
Federal Reserve Likely to Defy Trump, Keep Rates Unchanged This Week
Fed officials have said they want to see how Trump's tariffs affect the economy before making any moves.
May 5, 2025
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, April 17, 2025.
Economics
Trump Says It's Biden's Economy, but Businesses and Economists Beg to Differ
Rarely have a new president's policies had such a sharp, immediate impact on the economy.
May 2, 2025
Current, former and incoming Caterpillar CEOs pose for photos on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 15, 2025
Economics
Tariff Turmoil Prompts Cloudy Forecasts for the Year Ahead
Companies big and small are trying to navigate a shaken global trade system.
May 1, 2025
Guangzhou Port, China, April 17, 2025.
Economics
Economy Shrinks 0.3% in Q1 as Trade Wars Disrupt Business
It's the first drop in three years.
April 30, 2025
Javid Moghaddasnia, director of customer engagement, discusses American Giant clothing at the company's showroom in San Francisco, April 17, 2025.
Economics
Most Americans Expect Higher Prices as a Result of Tariffs, Poll Finds
Many also fear the country is being steered into a recession.
April 29, 2025
Trader Michael Urkonis works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 17, 2025.
Economics
Big Tech's 'Magnificent Seven' Heads into Earnings Season Reeling From Trump Turbulence
Their combined market value has plunged by $4.2 trillion.
April 22, 2025
Workers assemble the Zeekr 001 EV models at the Chinese automaker Zeekr assembly plant, in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Wednesday, April 17, 2025.
Economics
U.S., Global Economic Outlook Worsens in Face of Trump's Tariffs, IMF Says
The organization raised its odds of a U.S. recession this year from 25% to about 40%.
April 22, 2025
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, talks to CNN Anchor Richard Quest during the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 11, 2025.
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U.S. Tariffs Will Weaken Global Economy, Trigger Inflation, IMF Says
But will not cause a global recession.
April 17, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the White House, Feb. 4, 2025.
Economics
Trump Hints at Moving to Fire Fed Chair
Trump's rash of tariffs have put the economy — and the Fed — in an increasingly perilous spot.
April 17, 2025
Customers at a retail store in Glenview, Ill., April 3, 2025.
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Trade War Sends Consumer Sentiment Plunging
The decline was "pervasive and unanimous."
April 14, 2025