Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that it's been a "very strong" holiday season for the economy and predicted that the U.S. would end the year at 3% real GDP. Bessent said American consumers' ...

More forceful macroeconomic stimulus, stronger social protection, and fiscal support for the property sector can help boost domestic demand, especially consumption ...

The puzzle holds high stakes for the U.S. economy as the calendar turns to 2026. Shoppers flexed their strength over a recent three-month stretch, powering the fastest quarterly U.S. economic growth ...

Senior Trump administration officials are forecasting a boom for the U.S. economy in 2026, driven by Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and historically large tax refunds. "This quarter — the first ...

Something in the US economy isn’t adding up, and it’s rattling the people charged with wrangling inflation and keeping the labor market intact. US companies have sharply slowed their hiring this year, ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

During President Trump's first term, the economy was a relative strength of his. During the 2024 presidential campaign, his promises to lower prices in a country grappling with post-COVID inflation ...

Most Americans agree: This economy stinks. Practically every consumer sentiment survey and political poll points to that theme. People feel like their dollars aren’t stretching as far as before, and ...

A note from the Trump administration on America’s red-hot, No. 1, super-awesome economy: Even though President Donald Trump has ushered in an incredible, never-before-seen Golden Age of economic ...

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 ...