Economists see stronger US growth, but weak job gains and stickier inflation

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Surging business investment is expected to offset weaker growth in consumption and ...

Bank of America hiring data sounds alarm on economy

The world is watching the Federal Reserve like a hawk, hoping for more interest rate cuts following September’s quarter-point ...

Unemployment, inflation and GDP growth will be worse this year than projected, budget office says

The Congressional Budget Office has released new economic projections, indicating that unemployment, inflation and overall growth will worsen in 2025 before improving over the next year.
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Private data fills the gap imperfectly as government shutdown halts key economic reports

Some data on consumption, production and hiring can be estimated using private sources, but inflation remains a blind spot.

Stagflation poses economic and political threat to Trump administration

Former President Richard Nixon imposed wage and price controls in 1971 to stabilize a slowing economy. The move helped him ...
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Higher unemployment and inflation put San Diego economy in 'danger zone'

S1: Welcome in San Diego. It's Jade Hindman. Today we check in on our regional economy. San Diego holds the nation's highest inflation rate just as its jobless rate hits a four year high. We'll ...

UCLA forecasts ‘stagflation-lite’ economy with higher inflation and unemployment

The UCLA Anderson Forecast released Wednesday predicts economic growth will slow next quarter as the costs of the Trump ...

Banks see a resilient American economy despite unknowns with tariffs, inflation

While there are still uncertainties amid a struggling labor market that could slow down the economy, most bank leaders see ...

Trump administration, Federal Reserve, and CBO release conflicting economic forecasts for next four years

The Fed's interest rate cut comes amid economic uncertainty as new projections from the Fed, CBO and OMB show differing ...