From stubbornly high living costs to a softer labor market, economists say these are the forces that will shape the year ...

In the wake of tariffs, immigration crackdowns, geopolitical disruptions, and heightened uncertainty, the pace of US job growth has slowed significantly in recent months and has been trending at a ...

A robust GDP print, profit growth, and 2026 policy tailwinds show why the U.S. economy may stay resilient despite ...

The third possibility is the most intriguing: Both data sets are broadly correct. G.D.P. really is booming — but it is being ...

Economic risk has not disappeared, but the timeline for a downturn has stretched further than most expected. Credit conditions remain tight with delinquencies on the rise, and employment trends, while ...

If you’re confused about the economy right now, you’re in good company. Experts are also grappling with conflicting indicators, imperfect data and flashing caution signs. By some indicators, things ...

While optimism among business leaders about the U.S. economy continues to lag, confidence in their own companies increased in the fourth-quarter AICPA and CIMA Economic Outlook Survey. Just 28% of 241 ...

People to watch in 2026, and forecasts for 81 countries The coalition government under the chancellor, Christian Stocker of the centre-right Austrian People’s Party, and his centre-left Social ...

Much like on the eve of the 2008-2009 Great Economic Recession, when the consensus view expected continued economic growth despite the major economic risks that were in plain sight, so too today the ...

An initial reading of third-quarter gross domestic product showed the US economy expanded at an inflation-adjusted annualized rate of 4.3%, a far faster pace than the 3.8% recorded in the second ...

The markets have climbed higher despite continuing concerns around the shutdown, tariffs and inflation. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have set records more than 30 times this year and other data suggest the ...

The Japanese government revised down its view on public investment but largely kept its overall outlook on the economy intact ...