Key monthly metrics from the US government continue to be released now that the shutdown has ended. Next up: September wholesale inflation and retail sales.

Key economic data was not gathered during the U.S. government shut down — casting a fog of uncertainty over the state of the ...

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.

Stocks are enjoying a modest rally on encouraging economic news in the U.S. Second quarter productivity was much better than expected, and jobless claims fell to a six-month low. As a result, the ...

The dollar index (DXY00) Wednesday fell by -0.43%. The dollar on Wednesday gave up an overnight advance and turned lower after the US May ADP employment change rose less than expected and posted its ...

John Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires Fall and Twilight of the Money Gods. Things may be bad for the Canadian ...

The nation’s top economic statistician was fired. Central bank independence is being undermined. The federal government is buying chunks of private companies and demanding cuts of revenue streams.

In a research note published Aug. 25, Barclays economists shared their view that the U.S. economy has likely entered a “stall state.” The bank's “tipping points” model now places odds of a recession ...

While the U.S. trade deficit jumped to new highs in December, there are also some emerging signs of inflation in the U.S. economy. The Producer Price Index rose 1.6% in January, the U.S. Dept. of ...

A partial U.S. government shutdown will likely have a domino effect on the next interest rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve, economists say, and Canada could see resulting impacts as well. Many ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy rebounded this spring from a first-quarter downturn due to fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade wars. In an upgrade from its first estimate in July, the ...