Tag: Economics
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September 2026 Jobs Report: Hiring Nearly Stalls at 29,000 as Unemployment Rises to 4.2%
Employers added only 29,000 jobs in September, far below forecasts, and unemployment rose to 4.2%. The September 2026 jobs report also cut July and August. Here is what it means for paychecks, interest rates and the midterms.
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August 2026 Jobs Report: Growth Slowing as Labor Market Cools
August 2026 employment grew 162,000 jobs and unemployment held at 4.1%. A slowdown from spring suggests the labor market is easing, with tech sector weakness offsetting modest gains in services.
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Articles for August 2026
This is a rich collection of 20+ analyses spanning Trump administration fundraising, Iran conflict, legal ethics, economic policy, and rhetorical patterns.
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Inflation Holds at 3.7% in July: What the Fed’s Favorite Price Gauge Says About Your Wallet
The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge ran hotter than expected in July as real spending stalled and payrolls fell. Here’s what the July 2026 PCE inflation report means for interest rates, prices, and your budget.
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The Great Transshipment Scam: White House’s Tariff Evasion Report: What It Claims, What’s Disputed”
The White House says tariff-dodging through ‘transshipment’ costs $19-26 billion a year. We walk through the report’s own numbers, the economists who are pushing back, and what’s genuinely uncertain
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July CPI Holds at 3.4%: Inflation Matches Forecasts as Energy Spike Fades, But the Fed Faces a Split Decision
July’s CPI report came in exactly as economists expected: 3.4% annual inflation, core prices at 2.5%. Energy’s spring spike is fading from the numbers, but a weak jobs report complicates the Fed’s next move.
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July Jobs Report: Payrolls Fall 23,000 as Labor Market Loses Momentum
The economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, a stunning miss versus forecasts near 83,000. Add in 103,000 in downward revisions to May and June, and the labor market looks far weaker than it did a month ago.
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June Jobs Report: Hiring Slows Sharply, But the Unemployment Rate Drop Isn’t What It Looks Like
Payrolls rose just 57,000 in June, half of what forecasters expected, while April and May were revised down a combined 74,000. The unemployment rate hit a one-year low — but for a reason that isn’t actually good news.
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Inflation Hit a 3-Year High in May
Infographic: The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure climbed to 4.1% in May 2026, its highest level since April 2023. Despite surging prices, Americans kept spending — though after adjusting for inflation, real gains were modest.
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Inflation Hit a 3-Year High in May — But Consumers Keep Spending
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure climbed to 4.1% in May 2026, its highest level since April 2023. Despite surging prices, Americans kept spending — though after adjusting for inflation, real gains were modest. Here’s what the numbers mean for your wallet and the Fed’s next move.
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Paying More and Buying Less: 2025 Tariffs and U.S. Household Spending
A new Federal Reserve working paper finds that 2025 tariffs led to partial retail price pass-through but much larger reductions in household spending, especially on non-essential goods. The burden fell unevenly, with low-income households facing the highest welfare cost as a share of income.
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Inflation Hits 4.2% in May — Highest in Three Years
The May 2026 Consumer Price Index hit 4.2% year-over-year, the highest inflation reading since April 2023 and almost entirely driven by an energy price spike from the Middle East conflict. But strip out food and energy, and core inflation is a much calmer 2.9% — a critical nuance most coverage misses.