Economists double down on December Fed cut despite policymaker divide: Reuters poll
The U.S. Federal Reserve will reduce its key interest rate by a quarter-percentage point at the December 9-10 policy meeting to support a cooling labour »
Furniture manufacturing squeezed last month as tariff downsides bite
Economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted in November for the ninth consecutive month, with furniture and wood products both logging declines across key »
Americans' affordability crisis isn't tariffs' fault - it's something much, much deeper
Costs for the 'Unaffordability Five' - housing, food, healthcare, child care and energy - were rising long before Trump's trade war. Rising »
Shutdown Lessons on Institutional Fragility
he United States recently emerged from the longest government shutdown in its history, one that halted operations, froze budgets, and led to 1.4 million federal »