As the president threatens a trade war, follow the latest data on how the country's economy is performing

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 02 (IPS) - Few policymakers ever claim credit for causing stagnation and recessions. Yet, they do so all the time, justifying their actions by some supposedly higher purpose.

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Hoover Institution, Stanford University The Hoover Prosperity Program held its conference, Challenges Facing the US Economy on Janu...

When an economy grows very fast, it can affect people in wildly different ways.

And some excitement in utilities

With its latest lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission aims to find out.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., called for the U.S. economy to decouple from China's economy Wednesday on "The Ingraham Angle."

Different ways of comparing output complicate the narrative

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The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of economic contraction and overcoming punishingly high inflation and interest rates.

After starting weaker on Thursday, July 28, US equities turn positive an hour into the trading session and take off from there

Donald Trump's policy agenda is sapping American animal spirits

US stocks and government bonds fall as data reinforces expectations for slow cuts to borrowing costs

ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met on Wednesday with her Chinese counterpart and pledged an effort to manage differences and "prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict" as the two nations try to thaw relations.

The most precise measure of economic activity in space gets an update.

Conditions are reverting to a time of solid, sustainable growth

High interest rates have not stopped businesses from hiring or consumers from spending — yet

One way to gauge a country's attention to the environment may be measuring how much of its economy is devoted to protecting, rehabilitating, and preserving the natural environment. While the U.S. has made prior attempts at tracking "green jobs" and "green goods and services," the U.S. government does not currently account for this sector.

President Joe Biden accused Republicans on Friday of holding the US economy "hostage" by refusing to pass a debt limit increase unless he first agrees to "draconian" budget cuts.Biden said he would tell congressional leaders when they meet on Tuesday that they must do "what every other Congress has ...