Tag: Inflation

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Soaring stock market defies broader US economic doldrums

Zach Halaschak · June 5, 2026 5:35 am

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing.

Inflation, Trump immunity, and Bill Pulte: Takeaways from Scott Bessent’s testimony

Zach Halaschak · June 4, 2026 3:00 pm

"Now hiring" sign.

Job openings rise to highest level in nearly two years

Zach Halaschak · June 2, 2026 10:44 am

President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington.

The impending Republican collapse

Timothy P. Carney · May 31, 2026 6:00 am

Kevin Warsh listens as President Donald Trump speaks during Warsh's swearing in as Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 22, 2026, in Washington.

Tough news for Kevin Warsh in first full week as Fed chairman

Zach Halaschak · May 30, 2026 6:00 am

A tanker truck replenishes fuel at a gas station in Elk Grove Village, Illinois on March 3. (Erin Hooley/AP)

Will America keep on trucking? Understanding the new economics of oil shocks

Jeremy Lott · May 30, 2026 5:00 am

Shoppers stop their carts to observe big-screen televisions on display in a Costco warehouse.

Finance and Economy

First-quarter GDP growth revised down to 1.6% rate

Zach Halaschak · May 28, 2026 8:32 am

Kevin Warsh testifies during his nomination hearing to be a member and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Market expectations for rate hike haunt Warsh and GOP

Zach Halaschak · May 28, 2026 6:00 am

Capitol building and Trump in front of a 'For sale' sign with neighborhood in background.

What’s next for the bipartisan housing legislation?

Zach Halaschak · May 23, 2026 7:00 am

Customers wait in line for eggs at Costco.

Consumer sentiment plunges to record low as inflation trends up again

Zach Halaschak · May 22, 2026 11:04 am

An aerial view of a data center being constructed inside "Data Center Alley" in Ashburn, Virginia.

Don’t believe the hype: No need to panic over data center energy use

Donald Kimball · May 22, 2026 11:00 am

A dairy cow stands in a pen at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Where’s the beef? Republicans better bring down costs before July 4

Stephen Moore · May 20, 2026 10:00 am