SproutingAndSprouting

Owen John Anthony, who was once nominated by the US president as the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, warned that the US economy is weaker than we think and the inflation level is worse than we imagined... The economy cannot withstand an oil price of $100 per barrel.

U.S. economic growth hits a rough patch with oil prices surging.

Whoa, the US diesel price shot up by one-third in just a month—nearin' five bucks a gallon! This is drivin' up transportation and farmin' costs, makin' it look like bigger troubles might be brewin' in the economy.

The New York Times ran a piece recently saying the US government had hoped the economy would grow and families would be richer by 2026, but that plan’s looking shaky now because of the war with Iran.

A previous survey released by the Pew Research Center found that 72% of Americans believe the country's economic situation is average or poor.

David Rosenberg, the well-known bear on Wall Street and president of Rosenberg Research, recently stated that as the effects of fiscal stimulus wane and AI-related capital expenditures peak, the US economy could fall into a "very severe recession" in 2027.

The data shows that the scale of physical output in the United States is one seventh of that in China. What does this indicate?

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly stalled in December, with spending slowing down at the tail end of the holiday season.

“It’s all mixed up with polarization,” said Gallup’s Frank Newport in an interview

About one-third of Americans rated politics and government as the top issue facing their nation, behind only Taiwan — which faces the prospect of an invasion from China — and on par with Slovenia, Spain and South Korea.

Pluralities in Germany and France — and a majority of Canadians — say the US is a negative force globally, new POLITICO-Public First polling finds.

US trade deficit widens by the most in nearly 34 years in November

More than ten people, including former Federal Reserve chairmen, former Treasury secretaries, and former chairman of the Economic Advisory Council, issued a joint statement on January 12, stating that the investigation attempted to weaken the independence of the Federal Reserve.

Federal Reserve Chair Powell has received a subpoena. Prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Powell, involving the renovation project of the Federal Reserve building and whether he made false statements to Congress regarding the matter previously.

Federal Reserve Chair Powell has received a subpoena. Prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Powell, involving the renovation project of the Federal Reserve building and whether he made false statements to Congress regarding the matter previously.

The US is gonna release December's CPI figures. Morgan Stanley's guess is 0.36%, and Bloomberg Economics pegs it at 0.38%—way higher than October-November's average of just 0.08%.

Looks like the U.S. government's running out of cash again—might be facing another shutdown by month's end.

During the trade war initiated by Trump, job growth has ceased.