Fed Chair Powell reiterated uncertainty over the effects of tariffs on prices. And for all the concern about labor markets, the real problem there, particularly with deportations, is too few workers, ...

President Trump on Friday said he was cutting off trade talks with Canada and threatened to set a new tariff rate on the ...

Black-owned businesses face mounting challenges from rising tariffs and inflation, forcing entrepreneurs to find creative ...

The world economy is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.

Consumer spending in May fell for the first time this year, the Commerce Department reported Friday, indicating that ...

The best the Fed can do (whether or not tariff shocks appear) is keep nominal spending on a stable trajectory.

The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure logged a mild uptick Friday while spending weakened, triggering another ...

I just have a hard time imagining the consumer that is worried about both the state of the economy and rising prices and ...

Prices rose 2.3 percent in May compared with a year ago, up from just 2.1 percent in April, the Commerce Department said.

Most economists and policymakers are bracing for price pressures to intensify this summer because of President Trump’s ...

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

At the same time, Americans cut back on spending for the first time since January, as overall spending fell 0.1%. Incomes ...