Category: Economy
This Is The Economy Democrats Wanted. But Voters Only See Inflation.
Higher wages, higher growth, higher productivity. Win-win-win.
There’s a chance we’re headed down that exact path, and yet, Americans don’t seem very [...]
Trump and his allies adjust their messaging on the economy as it steadily improves
It’s a clear upward turn for Biden following a grueling period of price spikes that soured voters’ mood and damaged the president’s approval ratings. [...]
US employers added surprisingly robust 353,000 jobs in January in further sign of economic strength
This week, the Federal Reserve took note of the economy’s durability, with Chair Jerome Powell saying “the economy is performing well, the labor mark [...]
Biden tries to shift the focus from Bidenomics to Trumpenomics
It’s an argument that recognizes the sales job Biden has tried to make about his economic needs to be more of a contrast. But aides also believe they [...]
White House seizes on positive economic message
White House seizes on positive economic message
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Biden’s blue-collar pitch: Factories now, manufacturing jobs later
But 10 months out from the election, those new factory projects remain in their early stages — and have yet to generate an anticipated wave of manufa [...]
US employers added a solid 199,000 jobs in November in sign of a still-sturdy labor market
Still, the job market is gradually decelerating along the lines that Fed officials have wanted to see. The Fed has raised its key short-term rate fro [...]
Americans are losing benefits. That could hurt Biden in 2024.
The collective impact: a cascading set of new financial burdens that are disproportionately affecting women, young people and people of color — a cor [...]
White House weighed polling urging a ‘Bidenomics’ reboot
Just 35 percent of Americans trusted Democrats more on economic issues, according to weeks of private polling presented to the White House in mid-Sep [...]
They Predicted an Enduring Democratic Majority. What Went Wrong?
Once upon a time, Judis and Teixeira’s The Emerging Democratic Majority was hailed for having foreseen the rising minority and college-grad demograph [...]
Federal Reserve declines to raise interest rates
Federal Reserve declines to raise interest rates
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Biden’s vision for a rejuvenated child care system is about to hit a wall
The emergency funding, approved early in Biden’s presidency, helped 80 percent of providers nationwide pay down debts and hold onto employees, averti [...]
Walkout at a flagship Ford plant could up economic stakes of UAW strike
The trajectory of the strike could become clearer Friday morning, when UAW President Shawn Fain is scheduled to make his usual weekly appearance on F [...]
Biden dodges on why Americans are still unhappy with the economy
Biden dodges on why Americans are still unhappy with the economy
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The White House hasn’t convinced people that ‘Bidenomics’ works. So what now?
And Rep. Steven Horsford, who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, said in an interview this week that he’s warned the White House that the Bidenom [...]