The absence of reliable data on fundamental economic indicators (e.g. real GDP), combined with structural shifts in the economy, can severely constrain the ability to conduct accurate macroeconomic ...

The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming book, “Rethinking Economic Growth,” by Dan Varroney. The United States is the largest and most productive economy in the world, by a wide margin. But ...

The US economy grew at its fastest pace in two years from July through September, capping six months of robust growth that economists caution is unlikely to continue. New data from the Commerce ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Conerly connect the dots between the economy ... and business! China has enjoyed phenomenal super-charged growth in recent ...

The Federal Reserve's quantity-based monetary policy since 2009 enabled stable 2.5% annual real GDP growth through 2025. Quantitative easing and tightening anchored long-term economic expansion, ...

The US economy grew at an unexpectedly strong pace of 4.3% in the third quarter — the highest rate in two years — according to a government report released Tuesday. Vigorous consumer spending on ...

The U.S. economy wrapped up the third quarter of 2025 with a figure that surprised much of the consensus: an annualized growth rate of 4.3%, significantly higher than what analysts and markets had ...