The American economy is in a “very dynamic state right now” — a phrase we used in Vietnam for situations where no one knew what the hell was going on — and many people are ...

Economics is a field that exists between scientific objectivity and subjective interpretation. Suppose a policymaker is trying to decide whether a proposed new tax is a good idea. One economist might ...

Federal Reserve policymakers projected inflation will rise to 3% in 2025 while unemployment will reach 4.5% as the central ...

Is there a word for all of this economic intervention? “Marketplace Morning Report” host David Brancaccio put that question ...

Keynesian economics is a macroeconomic theory that advocates for active government intervention to manage economic cycles, particularly during recessions and depressions. Developed by British ...

From a traditional economics viewpoint, the US issue isn't deficit spending when the economy is doing poorly, but that the budget is never balanced, and deficit spending is rampant even when it's ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Greg Ip, The Wall Street Journal's chief economics commentator, about the jobs report, tariffs ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers about the Federal Reserve meeting this week and what the expected interest rate cut could mean for the economy.

Jason Furman is one of the most influential Democratic economists of the past two decades. From 2013 to 2017 he chaired President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, where he helped shape tax ...