Inflation is on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's radar, but isn't the central bank's biggest concern right now. The slowdown in job creation since January suggests the economy is not running as ...

With the federal government now reopened after a six-week shutdown, we’re witnessing some remarkably positive economic developments. The annual inflation rate has dropped to 2.7 percent, while the ...

The Employment Cost Index shows wages and benefits grew 3.5% in September year-to-year. That’s the lowest increase since 2021. Let’s talk about your paycheck. Not your specific paycheck, but ...

A growing share of lower-income Americans are struggling to get by financially as their wages fail to keep up with inflation, according to a recent analysis. Roughly 29% of lower-income households are ...