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Voters are favoring Democrats when it comes to the economy, according to the latest The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll, with the midterm elections just over a week away. “The ...

Despite skyrocketing gas prices, the US economy was remarkably resilient this spring. Gross domestic product grew at a 2.2% inflation-adjusted annualized pace in the second quarter, a sharper rebound ...

Economists have long viewed the postpandemic economy as "K"-shaped. That consensus has now lifted, with letters like "C" and "E" floating around academic circles and Wall Street trading rooms alike.

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This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The K-shaped economy is an ongoing economic bifurcation; its upper branch comprises ...

Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is the Steven A Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. Maximilian Hippold is a research associate at CFR. Iran’s closure ...

President Donald Trump said the U.S. economy could grow at rates as high as 20%, arguing that rapid growth should not prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. U.S. GDP has grown at an ...

When Hilton Worldwide CEO Christopher Nassetta introduced the term "C-shaped economy" during the company's latest earnings call, he added a new phrase to Wall Street's growing list of alphabet-themed ...

The US labor market appears to have found its footing: The economy added 172,000 jobs in May, shattering expectations, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Friday. The latest jobs ...

Victoria Guida is an economics correspondent at POLITICO and author of Capital Letter, a reported column that probes policies shaping the American economy and is closely read by policymakers and ...