The consumer price index rose 2.7% on an annual basis in June 2025, up from 2.4% in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the full impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs is ...

The U.S. junk bond market is sending an optimistic message about the economy, despite market volatility around tariffs.

In One Chart This chart pinpoints the moment American voters started getting upset about the economy Last Updated: Nov. 6, 2024 at 11:10 a.m. ET First Published: Nov. 6, 2024 at 10:15 a.m. ET ...

Our Chart of the Week shows what that thing might be. The decline in March consumer confidence was broad-based across income groups, with "the only exception being households earning more than ...

The economic mood may feel different than September as the economy appears to be heating back up. But very little in terms of expectations — and their effect on stocks — has shifted.

"There's a lot of pent-up deal flow, particularly in financial services," said Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. "You ...

Small-business owners are divided on the economy: 52% feel stressed, 48% optimistic. Inflation and cash flow issues are their top concerns.

The economy then was growing rapidly, and the U.S. was fast becoming the most prosperous nation on earth. That, Mr. Trump implies, means tariffs aren’t barriers to prosperity and that a redo is ...