The US economy shrank slightly less in the beginning of the year than previously reported, new data shows, but it was still the first quarterly decline since 2022, in a sign of how President ...

President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff plan was largely expected to impact the US economy’s first-quarter performance as companies loaded up on imported goods ahead of higher levies. But ...

Among Americans who consider the economy in good shape—either excellent or good—37 percent and 34 percent assign responsibility to Biden and Trump, respectively.

President Trump took credit for the positive parts of the economy and blamed his predecessor for the lagging parts as voters increasingly express concerns about the economy. Trump told NBC News ...

The GOP's advantage on the economy is no surprise to conservatives. Donald Trump's focus on the economy is why Americans elected him president.

The U.S. economy, which weathered false recession alarms in 2023 and 2024, is entering another uncomfortable summer. Job growth held steady in May, with the economy adding 139,000 jobs .

The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter, but it takes more than one bad quarter of GDP for a recession to officially begin.

What slower hiring and new tariffs could mean for the economy 02:13. Washington — President Trump's sweeping tariff plan would cut deficits by $2.8 trillion over a 10-year period while shrinking ...

Trump voters are now likelier to say that he is more responsible for the current state of the economy than to say that Biden is, by a margin of 46% to 34%, according to YouGov survey data gathered ...

Covers the U.S. Federal Reserve, monetary policy and the economy, a graduate of the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University with previous experience as a foreign correspondent ...

Fog of trade war hangs over economy, but the Fed still has to make a forecast. Here’s what it faces. Job creation and inflation are key to rate cuts. Published: June 16, 2025 at 2:46 p.m. ET.