3+ hour ago  (165+ words) Free Press Opinion: There are no fiscal "bright spots or encouraging news'Chattanooga Times Free Press Free Press Opinion: There are no fiscal "bright spots or encouraging news The Congressional Budget Office released its latest 10-year budget estimates this week. The…...

3+ hour ago  (663+ words) Community voice: Claims of household wealth gains misdirect from top 1%Chattanooga Times Free Press Community voice: Claims of household wealth gains misdirect from top 1% While technically correct, that statement misdirects attention from underlying wealth inequality. Per Federal Reserve Economic Data…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (168+ words) Perspective: Point " Why Trump's tariffs work'Chattanooga Times Free Press Perspective: Point " Why Trump's tariffs work YES President's policy works, and here's why The debate over President Donald Trump's tariffs was never really about economics; it was about framing. Instead of…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (835+ words) The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The report included major revisions that reduced the number of jobs created last year to just 181,000, a third the previously reported 584,000 and the weakest since the pandemic year of 2020. The…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (764+ words) After initially rising toward an'all-time high, the S&P 500 flipped between gains and losses before finishing with a minuscule dip of less than 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 66 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%. Both also erased early…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (673+ words) The economy is far too tight for many Americans " more about how to fix that in a minute " but first some good news: Household wealth is on the rise. And not by a small amount. New data from the Federal…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (673+ words) The economy is far too tight for many Americans " more about how to fix that in a minute " but first some good news: Household wealth is on the rise. And not by a small amount. New data from the Federal…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (393+ words) The data, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, also show that in the final three months of last year, lower-income and rural households faced higher inflation than higher-income households. The spending data focuses only on goods excluding…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1078+ words) Warsh, if approved by the Senate, will be under close scrutiny from financial markets and Congress given his appointment by a president who has'loudly demanded'much lower rates than many economists think are justified by economic conditions. Whether he can maintain…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (706+ words) Georgia's economy is showing signs of strength, but persistent inflation and slow job and wage growth have left consumers feeling sour about their finances. And the state economist, Robert Buschman, told lawmakers Tuesday that he expects that slow growth and…...