economy

US economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different methods.

Fed Data Shows Tariffs Drove Inflation in 2025

Fed Data Shows Tariffs Drove Inflation in 2025
Fed Data Shows Tariffs Drove Inflation in 2025
October 08, 2026  |  Economy

New research shows that the cost of many consumer goods would have declined last year if not for U.S. tariffs. The paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of...

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Consumers Brace for Higher Prices and Plan to Spend More Anyway
Consumers Brace for Higher Prices and Plan to Spend More Anyway
October 08, 2026  |  Economy

Consumers are entering the final months of the year less worried about losing their jobs, more worried about prices and less confident about where their...

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Nvidia-Backed Firmus Grid IPO Reveals Investors’ AI Jitters
Nvidia-Backed Firmus Grid IPO Reveals Investors’ AI Jitters
October 08, 2026  |  IPO

Firmus Grid, a Nvidia-backed Australian data center company, is having trouble generating support for its stock market listing, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Oct. 8). The development...

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Used Car Prices Poised to Dip Amid High Gas Prices
Used Car Prices Poised to Dip Amid High Gas Prices
October 07, 2026  |  Economy

New Cox Automotive projections show used car prices dipping more than previously expected. The forecast from the automotive industry data solutions company Wednesday (Oct. 7) comes as consumers continue...

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NY Fed Reports Global Supply Chain Pressures Reach 4-Month High
NY Fed Reports Global Supply Chain Pressures Reach 4-Month High
October 06, 2026  |  Supply Chain

Global supply chain pressures inched up in September, reaching their highest level since the recent peak seen in May, according to the Federal Reserve Bank...

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Global AI Hardware Demand Powers East Asia Growth Beyond World Bank Forecasts
Global AI Hardware Demand Powers East Asia Growth Beyond World Bank Forecasts
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Several economies in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region are growing faster than expected due to their involvement in manufacturing and exporting high-tech goods...

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Meet the DINKWADs, HENRYs and Elder Millennials Spending Their Own Way
Meet the DINKWADs, HENRYs and Elder Millennials Spending Their Own Way
October 03, 2026  |  Retail

The economy has a growing collection of oddly named consumers. One has two incomes, no children and a dog. Another earns plenty but has yet...

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Job Growth Moderates as Labor Market Remains Stable
Job Growth Moderates as Labor Market Remains Stable
October 02, 2026  |  Economy

Nonfarm payroll, employment in all major industries and the unemployment rate “changed little” in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said Friday (Oct. 2) in...

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