For many people, the economy is a simple equation: paychecks minus expenses. When it feels like our incomes are growing faster than prices, the economy is in good shape. When they’re not, it’s lousy.

Economic growth across the globe will be highly uneven, with some major economies accelerating while others hit the brakes.

The role of imports in GDP—Gross Domestic Product—confuses many people. The current political discussion about tariffs has triggered some of the misunderstanding. This article aims to help business ...

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has expressed concern over the so-called "K-shaped" economy the U.S. is experiencing.

Consumption is an always effect of what actually matters: production. It’s a reminder that while “supply siders” are increasingly ridiculous, “supply-side economics” is a statement of the obvious: the ...

There's one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: gross domestic product (GDP). It's the sum of all final transactions, so all the goods or services bought and ...

Japan’s economy shrank in the three months through September, the government confirmed in a revised report, giving some ...

The U.S. GDP is expected to have grown at an annual rate of just 0.3% in the first quarter, a sharp slowdown from 2.4% in the previous quarter. If it materializes, the slowdown would likely reflect ...

The U.S. government's budget deficits are now projected to worsen throughout the next decade when compared with earlier forecasts this year, according to a new report by the nonpartisan Committee for ...

The UK economy shrunk by 0.1% in October in a fresh blow for embattled chancellor Rachel Reeves ’ crunch budget. The Office ...

The ongoing government shutdown delayed the release of the Commerce Department's initial estimate of the third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), as other data sources suggest solid economic growth ...