It increasingly looks as if the inflation problem that emerged five years ago wasn't a one-off event, but the defining economic challenge of the decade — and Americans don't like it one bit. The big ...

Amid the constant barrage of President Donald Trump’s often-unpopular actions, it can be easy to lose sight of what probably matters most politically: the sputtering economy. It’s been Trump’s and the ...

President Donald Trump’s recent commentary on the economy is drawing plenty of comparisons to then-President Joe Biden’s. In his most dismissive remarks on the topic to date, Trump ratcheted up his ...

Inflationary surges and economic slowdowns set off by the war in Iran, tariffs and other Trump policies have forced monetary officials to adjust, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes ...

A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth slowed and affordability challenges are mounting. A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth ...

In our polarized political age, it’s rare that 70% of Americans agree on anything. But right now, 70% of Americans agree that President Donald Trump is doing a bad job on the economy, according to a ...

The Wall Street Journal, of all places, recently ran an article by one of its columnists arguing that “low taxes are becoming a problem for the economy.” The author contends that the rich “scrimp on ...