In 2025, the U.S. recorded a $1.24 trillion goods trade deficit. The biggest deficits were with China, Mexico and Vietnam, followed by Taiwan and Ireland...
Category - US Economy
The US jobs report for August 2026 shows an important change from the weak job numbers seen earlier in the summer. American employers added 162,000 jobs in...
The United States does not apply a uniform tariff on all its trading partners anymore; rather, the actual rates depend on the country and the type of goods...
The total value of American households liquid financial assets — things like stocks, bank accounts, and bonds — hit $80.4 trillion in 2025. That’s up 12...
The trade war between the United States and Canada has taken another turn. The US has placed a 50% tariff on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. This...
The U.S. national debt has crossed $40 trillion, a number that once seemed almost impossible to imagine. On August 18, 2026, the federal government’s...
Every year the U.S. government collects trillions of dollars to keep the country running. In fiscal year 2025, total federal receipts hit roughly $5.2 trillion...
The U.S. labor market took an unexpected step backward in July, with employers cutting 23,000 jobs instead of adding workers. The bigger concern is that the...
The Real Cost of Raising a Child is not the same everywhere in the United States. Where a family lives can make a major difference in how much it spends on...
On July 24, 2026, a new round of American tariffs kicked in. This time, the list covers more than 60 countries, including almost every major trading partner...
