Just what’s going on with the economy? Look at it from one angle, and everything appears hunky-dory. The unemployment rate is ...

That’s an unfortunate byproduct of a good economy. Then there’s stagflation: Everything’s bad, costs increase, gas shocks, high inflation, high unemployment. In people’s minds, it’s ...

Take a deeper look at the nature of a country’s current account balance, and see why trade deficits are neither good nor bad for a national economy.

In short, the things that used to make Americans feel good or bad about the economy aren't as consequential anymore. Even economists don't know what to make of the new normal While workers and ...

Inflation is high but unemployment is low. So is the economy good or bad? We go behind the political messaging to break down the numbers. Illustration: Madeline Marshall Some days the high-speed ...

In starting a process to impose reciprocal tariffs on American trading partners, the White House is sowing uncertainty and ...