A government shutdown typically risks only modest damage for the U.S. economy, stemming mainly from furloughed public workers ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Moody's Chief Economist Mark Zandi about the strength of the economy during the government shutdown.

For months, Federal Reserve officials have concentrated most of their commentary on the threat of higher inflation stemming from the White House’s aggressive tariff program. But there has been a ...

The Labor Department’s internal watchdog is investigating how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects and reports economic data as a part of an effort to better understand how the U.S. economy is ...

Gold is soaring, Bitcoin is back, and the dollar is sliding — even as jobs vanish and the government shuts down. What gives?

President Donald Trump thrust the nation's system for economic data collection into the spotlight in recent days after he fired the head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Trump removed BLS ...

The latest state jobs report shows the Houston area economy is slowing, but it's unclear if more data will be coming if the federal government shutdown continues.

During a special session at the Oval Office several days ago, Donald Trump forced the press to listen to the "highly respected" Steve Moore explain why Trump's economy is an astounding success using ...

An economist explains the impact the H-1B visa program has had on the U.S. economy and native-born workers. And what the new ...

When the private sector enthusiastically invests in the economy, there is less pressure on the government to be the prime ...