Inflation Eased to 2.4% in January, with Lower Shelter and Energy Price
Prices for goods and services rose at a slower pace than expected, giving the Fed more room to cut interest rates. Prices of goods and services such as airline tickets and hospital care rose 2.4%. Core prices excluding food and energy items rose 2.5%, which was also...
US Goods Deficit Increased, Trade Deficit Little Changed Despite Trump Tariffs
The US trade deficit in goods increased from the year prior, despite Trump tariffs that attempted to close the gap. The goods deficit wrapped up 2025 at a total of $1,240.9 billion, up 2.1% from last year, with a $25.5 billion increase. Imports also surged, increasing...
Retail sales growth stagnant in December as consumers reel from economic uncertainty
Retail sales remained stagnant in December with weak growth across furniture, clothing and electronics stores, as consumers pulled back amid a slowing job market and high costs Retail sales were flat in December from the month before and were up 2.4% from last year,...
Durable goods orders beat expectations in December
Though total orders slipped from November, ex-transportation growth shows promise for the manufacturing sector.
Spending on long-lasting manufactured goods fell in December, but increasing orders of core capital goods suggest growth in the sector after a decline early last quarter. Orders of durable goods—manufactured items with a lifespan of more than three years—fell 1.4% in...
Structural challenges, market uncertainties cloud office-to-residential conversions in D.C.
In the first half of the year, the office vacancy rate rose to its highest in over three decades. Whether office-to-residential conversions can revitalize the downtown economy remains an open question.
With weakest job gains so far under Trump 2.0, Fed faces tough call
The U.S. labor market once again defied expectations in the face of President Donald Trump’s second-term unprecedented policy changes — only this time, cooling more sharply than anticipated.
Home prices cautiously climbing: What to watch for in the May 2025 Case-Shiller report
Home prices are expected to continue to rise, but at a slower pace, in the upcoming S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, to be released Tuesday. Bloomberg estimates a 3.5% annual gain in March, easing from the previous month’s 3.9%. The indicator, which tracks sales of existing single-family homes, covers the first quarter of the year and will be an indicator of President Donald Trump’s policy impacts in the market.
New entrepreneurs aren’t backing down, even as economic anxiety grows
Business formations were up 5.6% in March 2025 from the same time last year, and up 50% from 2019. Nothing was going to stop Janell Borrero from starting her self-financed company, Money Pop in 2025, not even the Trump administration’s economic policies, which...
Renewable Energy is in Trouble in Texas – and That’s Bad for the State’s Economy
In 2016 Keith Kaan started volunteering to install solar panels on Habitat for Humanity houses in his central Texas town of Mason as a donation. Keith’s friends saw what he had done and wanted the same for their own homes.One thing led to another, and nine years later...
Could Trump’s Tariffs Slow AI Growth?
President Donald Trump says he wants the United States to lead the world in artificial intelligence. But the president’s tariffs on raw data center materials could cause American AI to fall behind. The rapid growth in the AI industry has brought with it a data center...
- The United States Enters a War Weighed Down by High Inflation
- Retail sales dip in January thanks to frigid weather, weakening job market
- US Manufacturing Continues Slow Climb in February
- Home Prices End 2025 With Lackluster Growth As Potential Buyers Hold Out For More Affordability
- New Home Sales tick up but it’s still the same housing market
