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The latest news and analysis about the health of the US economy.
The US saw almost no payroll growth last year, notching a paltry 181,000 positions. The economy is chugging along regardless.
Consumer sentiment improved from January and uncertainty came in lower.
A new reading on the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed prices remained sticky in December, likely leading the central bank to hold interest rates steady.
The US economy grew at a slower rate than expected in the final three months of 2025.
The tail end of last year saw a spike in borrowing as rising prices hit consumers hard, with new personal loans up 24% compared to a year earlier, TransUnion said.
Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari said Thursday he thinks the central bank is “pretty close” to neutral on the level of its benchmark policy rate, implying there may be little room left to cut rates.
Trade deficits were volatile throughout 2025 as importers responded to President Trump's shifting tariff announcements.
The latest batch of homebuilding data offered a dose of optimism, even as the larger issue of housing shortages hangs over the US economy.
Several Federal Reserve officials anticipate further interest rate cuts if inflation were to drop, while others see holding rates for "some time," according to minutes of the central bank's January policy meeting released Wednesday.
The Trump administration is disputing a new paper from the New York Federal Reserve that asserts US consumers and businesses are bearing the bulk of the higher costs from tariffs imposed last year.
