The latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that consumer prices increased 3.4% in the 12 months through August 2026. Prices rose another 0.4% in August alone...
Category - US Economy
The U.S. does trade with more than 200 countries, but most of that trade is concentrated in a handful of relationships. In 2025, the U.S. traded the most with Mexico, Canada, and...
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. China remained the...
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 August, according to...
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 being imported...
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 12.1% from just a year...
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 tax started on August...
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 gross debt reached...
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. At the top...
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 weakness was not...
