Inflation has slowed significantly and growth of the nation's gross domestic product has remained solid, but some economists still expect a mild recession this year. How could a modest downturn happen ...

While the NBER collects economic data ostensibly to aid policymakers, the data it acquires is useless without proper economic ...

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The "lipstick index" refers to the idea that when times are tough financially, consumers turn to small, inexpensive luxuries like lipstick instead of pricier items. The term was first introduced by ...

Economists use a variety of tools and data to predict how well or poorly the economy will do in the near-term. Experts can analyze figures like the gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment rates, ...

GDP measures economic size; CPI and PPI gauge goods costs impacting buying power and production costs. Leading indicators like housing starts predict economic trends, lagging ones like unemployment ...

Michael Kantrowitz, chief investment strategist at Piper Sandler, believes that softer employment data is setting the stage ...

On this episode of The Long View, Dr. Paul Ashworth, who serves as Chief North America Economist at Capital Economics, discusses the challenges in economic forecasting, what indicators he’s paying ...

When the economy is riding high, we often forget what it’s like to live through challenging economic times. The COVID-19 pandemic was the first major economic stumble since the recession of 2009, but ...