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The Economy May Have Stuck the Soft Landing. Nobody Wants to Jinx It.
The Economy May Have Stuck the Soft Landing. Nobody Wants to Jinx It. Inflation is easing, jobs are holding up, and growth is solid. But declarations of victory feel premature.
The Two-Speed Economy Is Back as Low-Income Americans Give Up …
Sep 17, 2025 · For high earners and many older Americans, the economy looks robust. They are still spending like gangbusters, and their 401 (k) accounts and homes have soared in value.
Updated GDP Data Confirms U.S. Economy Remains Robust
Jan 22, 2026 · Revised data showed U.S. economic growth powered ahead last summer, confirming an upswing that has surprised analysts. Gross-domestic product grew at a 4.4% annualized rate …
Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy
Feb 18, 2026 · But a look at who picks up the tab when billionaires scrimp on taxes, and how wealth concentration is affecting the wider economy, shows why the issue isn’t going away.
Americans Rate the Trump Economy - WSJ
Feb 8, 2026 · The Trump economy in 2025 was a roller coaster, soaring and falling through tariff shocks, a cooling job market, robust AI investments and a near-record close to the U.S. stock market.
Surprise U.S.-China Trade Deal Gives Global Economy Reprieve
May 12, 2025 · The world’s two biggest economies unwound for now most of the tariffs they had imposed on each other since April in a tit-for-tat battle that was threatening to stoke U.S. inflation, …
U.S. GDP: Economy Grew at 3.0% Rate in Q2, Largely Due to Trade …
The Commerce Department said U.S. gross domestic product —the value of all goods and services produced across the economy—rose at a seasonally and inflation adjusted 3% annual rate in the ...
Inflation Erased U.S. Income Gains Last Year - WSJ
Sep 9, 2025 · WSJ’s Konrad Putzier breaks down two new datasets on employment and income levels in 2024, and what they reveal about the economy that President Trump inherited in his second term.