American employers shed 33,000 staff last month, a new report showed, in an unexpectedly weak readout on U.S. labor-market ...

If Trump lowers the US trade deficit that could reduce dollars held abroad from being funneled into the S&P 500, Apollo's top economist said.

Economists warned that a barrage of new U.S. tariffs could trigger a renewed bout of inflation. So why aren't prices surging?

It is too soon to judge the tariffs’ exact effect on the American economy, but as they bite, activity is likely to slow. Chart: The Economist Inflation data were also released on April 30th.

The nearby chart shows an economy with five percent inflation for a few years, followed by ten percent inflation. Note that higher inflation shows as a steeper slope, year after year.

President Trump's tariffs have sparked fears that US economic growth could slow materially in 2025. At this point, this sentiment has largely shown up in weak survey data, but one other indicator ...

President Donald Trump on Monday continued his extended attack against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the central bank’s Board of Governors, calling for ultra-low rates in an intensifying ...

2008-2009: Annualized GDP fell 2.1% in Q3 2008, 8.5% in Q4 2008, and 4.5% in Q1 2009 as the financial crisis hammered the U.S. economy. Banks were often unable to lend money to businesses, and ...

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