Key insight: Americans earned more and spent even more in August, pushing the savings rate down. Supporting data: Income rose, spending jumped and the PCE price index increased month-over-month.

The headline CPI is expected to reach the highest level since June 2024 at 3.1%, driven by tariff-related goods inflation. The market rents are falling, mostly in Texas and southern states, pointing ...

Measuring inflation without government data is difficult right now, but there other indicators of where prices are and where they are headed. Friday is supposed to be the day when the Bureau of ...

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President Donald Trump is telling Americans that inflation is "crushed" and that the only thing still climbing is their ...

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Total federal debt was $620 billion in 1976. Why 1976? In a recent column, Holman Jenkins referenced Jimmy Carter’s contention in a 1976 debate that “The best way to control inflation is to cut down ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years in the third quarter, fueled by robust consumer spending and a sharp rebound in exports, though momentum appears ...

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US President Donald Trump used a series of social media posts this week to promote what he described as strong early economic gains during his second term, pointing to charts that show progress across ...