Here’s a set of definitions for common and emerging economic and fiscal terms often seen bandied about in news reports.

The figures show that consumer spending, the lifeblood of the US economy, was somewhat weak heading into the current quarter, which stretches from October through December. In September, employers ...

Upper-income Americans are doing better, while low- and moderate-income households are falling behind. Why does that matter?

After three consecutive months of declines, inflation rose again in May. That was the big news on Wednesday when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest inflation reading. Now at 2.4%, the ...

Economists who spoke with Newsweek warned that tariff revenues may be insufficient to finance Trump's $2,000 checks.

It is still well above the Bank of England's target level - but is expected to continue steadily falling next year ...

The US government has reopened following its longest-ever shutdown, setting the stage for the eventual release of the gold-standard federal data that is crucial in analyzing the health and trajectory ...

National Bank of Romania (BNR) governor Mugur Isărescu, on November 14, while unveiling the Inflation Report, argued that the ...