We’re in a ‘windchill’ economy, where things feel worse than they are

People feel like their dollars aren’t stretching as far as before, and the cost of living is rising beyond their means. There’s just one problem: That part is not true. Most Americans are getting ...
Forbes

The Economy Was Weakening Before The Government Shutdown

Despite the Federal Government shutdown on Wednesday, the financial markets hit new all-time highs this week. The S&P 500, DJIA, and Russell 2000 all closed at new record highs on Friday (October 3 rd ...
PBS

K-shaped economy: Why the wealthy are thriving as most Americans fall behind

The markets have climbed higher despite continuing concerns around the shutdown, tariffs and inflation. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have set records more than 30 times this year and other data suggest the ...
Morningstar

Is the US Economy Headed for a Recession?

Recession worries are spreading, but analysts don’t expect a dire economic slowdown in 2025 and are looking for growth to reaccelerate next year. Heightened risk factors like a rapidly cooling labor ...
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Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Declines Again in November

Economic confidence decreased to 98.6 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than seven points lower than October. The index has dropped more than 17 points since hitting a four-year ...
International Monetary Fund

Global Economy in Flux, Prospects Remain Dim

The global economy is adjusting to a landscape reshaped by new policy measures. Some extremes of higher tariffs were tempered, thanks to subsequent deals and resets. But the overall environment ...
The New York Times

U.S. Economy Slowed in First Half of 2025 as Tariffs Scrambled Data

Gross domestic product rebounded in the spring after contracting at the start of the year, but consumer spending remained weak. By Ben Casselman Economic growth softened in the first half of the year, ...
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Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Rises in June

Economic confidence increased to 112.1 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than five points lower than May. Enthusiasm about the economy surged during President Donald Trump’s first ...
International Monetary Fund

Global Economy: Tenuous Resilience amid Persistent Uncertainty

Global growth is projected at 3.0 percent for 2025 and 3.1 percent in 2026, an upward revision from the April 2025 World Economic Outlook. This reflects front-loading ahead of tariffs, lower effective ...
The New York Times

This Is How Our Economy Comes Crashing Down

Ms. Patterson is an economist who has held senior positions at JPMorgan Chase and Bridgewater Associates. In the game of Jenga, players remove wooden blocks from a tower and place them on the top.
CNN

How bad is America’s economy, really?

It’s getting harder to argue that the US economy is in good shape. At least, not without a ton of footnotes, caveats and fine print. Concerns about the economy are validated most easily in the labor ...