Consumer spending points to strong GDP, but is momentum in the US economy fading?

Consumer spending rose again in September, likely foreshadowing data showing a robust pace of economic growth in the third ...
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The U.S. Economy Is Growing, but Faces Much Uncertainty

A quarterly review finds that the U.S. economy’s increasingly K-shaped nature is making American consumption patterns uneven ...

Black Friday Spending Raises Eyebrows Over US Economy

While spending soared to almost $12 billion, per one estimate, the data shows a more complicated economic picture.

How Tariffs And Technology Reshaped The U.S. Economy In 2025 And What Comes Next

In 2026, a reasonable baseline outlook is that the U.S. economy will get fresh support from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s ...

Even if Fed cuts rates again, U.S. economy may not get much of a boost

Rate-sensitive industries, like housing, could see a limited benefit from lower borrowing costs because prices remain near ...

US says new fuel economy rule could lead to return of station wagons

The Trump administration says its new fuel economy rollback proposal could allow automakers to resume building station wagons ...

Scott Bessent on Tariffs, the Fed and the Economy

Fed chair Jay Powell has said the Fed expects tariffs to only temporarily lift inflation, though the one-time increase in ...

Here’s what the latest inflation and spending data reveals about the US economy

Key monthly metrics from the US government continue to be released now that the shutdown has ended. Next up: September wholesale inflation and retail sales.

Despite US trade war, OECD expects global economy will grow 3.2% this year

The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Organization for ...

No recession risk for US economy as a whole after $11 billion shutdown hit, Bessent says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said the 43-day government shutdown caused an $11 billion permanent hit to the U.S ...

Mamdani economic advisor is reparations activist who says 'devaluation of Black lives' ingrained in US system

Reparations activist Darrick Hamilton, who argues the U.S. economy is racist, joins NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s ...

Consumer spending is the U.S. economy's main driver. Here's how it's doing

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman about consumer spending and debt, and what it tells us about the overall health of the economy.