Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Most economists like talking about the very popular metric GDP (aka, gross domestic product) ...

In 2026, a reasonable baseline outlook is that the U.S. economy will get fresh support from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s ...

The impressive GDP surge fuelled by consumption patterns may well endure, but inflation, US tariffs are worries ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman about consumer spending and debt, and what it tells us about the overall health of the economy.

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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 ...

Nearly every metric economists use to determine the strength of the economy “is somewhere between moderately concerning” and ...

The “K-shaped economy” describes how wealthy Americans enjoy rising incomes and wealth while lower-income households struggle ...

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China is likely to stick to its current annual economic growth target of around 5% next year, government advisers and ...