Economics

Inflation, he said, is still the main reason many households feel under pressure.

Americans kept spending through November, with broad retail gains and strong dining out data suggesting real GDP could top 3% in the fourth quarter.

There has been progress on the U.S. trade deficit, however.

Miran argues that deregulation removes barriers to production, which the Fed should accommodate with lower rates. Not all of his colleagues would agree.

Home sales in 2025 mark the third straight year of sales of three-decade lows after rapidly rising mortgage rates caused transactions to plunge.

Bill Pulte took aim at home builders’ stock buybacks, sending shares in D.R. Horton and Lennar lower.

Proposed U.S. housing policies risk pressuring builders to increase housing supply, potentially hurting profit margins.

Precious metals climb to new highs amid lower than expected inflation data geopolitical tensions

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Investors are debating whether Washington’s latest moves are flooding markets with too much liquidity.

The airline had a good fourth quarter but its outlook for 2026 is likely to concern investors.

Locking subprime borrowers out of credit access won’t help the economy, Andrew Schwartz writes in a guest commentary.

The U.S. fiscal picture is improving, helped by spending cuts in education and stronger tax revenue from tariffs and wage growth.

Investors expect another strong earnings season, but margins, GDP trends, and high expectations could make upside harder.

Oil prices rose after the president posted on social media that protests against the regime in Tehran should continue. “HELP IS ON THE WAY,” he said.

Analysts at Mizuho and Morgan Stanley reiterate buy-equivalent ratings for Visa and Mastercard after Trump proposes a cap on credit card rates.

The president’s statement about Exxon is probably just the beginning of a long negotiation between the oil giants and the administration.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warns the Justice Department’s grand jury subpoena of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell risks undermining confidence in the central bank and could ultimately push inflation expectations and interest rates higher.

The tariff threat comes a day after President Donald Trump said Iran was “starting to” cross U.S. red lines, noting reports of civilian deaths.

Muted reaction to a major attack on the Fed is telling.

Ten of the world’s top monetary policymakers are backing Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who faces the threat of criminal charges.

A series of events beginning in 1776, including the writings of Adam Smith, ignited the changes that would produce the modern American economy.

The investigation has hardened resistance in the Senate, strengthened Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s position, and complicated the transition to his successor.

While it isn’t clear how Trump may enact his plan, the stocks were getting hit badly Monday.

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte told Barron’s the Trump administration wants “the right incentives and disincentives—so the carrot and sticks approach—with the builders.”