Economics

Spencer Pratt Lost His House in the Palisades Fire and ...

NYT > Economy, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

After losing his house in the Palisades fire, Spencer Pratt has gone from the ar...

Trump Expands Global Technology Net With Rules Covering...

NYT > Economy, Sep 29, 2025 - 15:32

The Trump administration issued a rule to automatically extend trade restriction...

High-Skilled Visas Have Problems. Trump’s $100,000 Fee ...

NYT > Economy, Sep 29, 2025 - 01:35

For years, proposals have circulated to stop abuse of the H-1B program. The Trum...

Trump Expands Tariffs Beyond Supreme Court’s Reach

NYT > Economy, Sep 26, 2025 - 16:53

The president’s tariffs on foreign drugs and furniture rely on national security...

A Federal Shutdown May Be Imminent. How Would It Affect...

NYT > Economy, Sep 26, 2025 - 13:35

Congress and the White House have days to fund the government and avert a disrup...

Trump Will Slap Tariffs on Imported Drugs, Trucks and H...

NYT > Economy, Sep 25, 2025 - 21:57

The president said his tariffs would range from 25 to 100 percent and would go i...

Trump Administration Bars Some Giant Brand Bicycles, Ci...

NYT > Economy, Sep 24, 2025 - 20:24

The Trump administration said it would begin seizing Giant brand bicycles manufa...

Did Britain Win the Trade War? Why It’s Tough to Declar...

NYT > Economy, Sep 18, 2025 - 23:30

Popular products from Britain and the European Union show how uneven and unpredi...

Fed Cuts Rates for First Time This Year

NYT > Economy, Sep 17, 2025 - 18:00

The Federal Reserve lowered rates by a quarter point, but one governor voted for...

What to know about the Fed’s rate decision.

NYT > Economy, Sep 17, 2025 - 16:04

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates for the first tim...

G.O.P. Again Cedes Power on Tariffs to Avoid Crossing T...

NYT > Economy, Sep 16, 2025 - 17:34

House Republicans extended a maneuver they engineered earlier in the year that e...

Hyundai ICE Raid Detained Workers With Short-Term Busin...

NYT > Economy, Sep 12, 2025 - 11:44

Last week’s immigration operation at a battery plant highlighted a tactic that c...

How Howard Lutnick Is Using Government Power to Pressur...

NYT > Economy, Sep 12, 2025 - 11:44

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been putting the squeeze on companies and ...

Mounting Deportations Meet Slow Hiring in a ‘Curious Ki...

NYT > Economy, Sep 10, 2025 - 11:35

An influx of immigrants helped ease worker shortages, and now their expulsion is...

US Poverty Rate Was Stable in 2024, as Household Income...

NYT > Economy, Sep 9, 2025 - 16:33

As pandemic subsidies disappeared, wages kept workers just ahead of inflation, a...

A Second Weak Jobs Report Challenges Trump’s Claim the ...

NYT > Economy, Sep 5, 2025 - 19:33

After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in c...

U.S. Imports Rose in July Following Months of Trade Tur...

NYT > Economy, Sep 4, 2025 - 11:06

Trade rebounded slightly after President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs discour...

Nothing Could Topple the ‘Queen of Heels.’ Then Trump C...

NYT > Economy, Sep 2, 2025 - 15:35

The president’s steep tariffs and erratic moves have turned manufacturing abroad...

fNothing Could Topple the ‘Queen of Heels.’ Then Trump ...

NYT > Economy, Sep 2, 2025 - 00:25

The president’s steep tariffs and erratic moves have turned manufacturing abroad...

How Trump Could Gain Control of the Fed

NYT > Economy, Aug 30, 2025 - 22:22

President Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook has laid bare the erosion of the Fed...

Lisa Cook Defies Trump Bid to Fire Her as Fed Governor

NYT > Economy, Aug 27, 2025 - 10:06

Ms. Cook said that she would not resign from the Board of Governors, hours after...

The A.I. Spending Frenzy Is Propping Up the Real Econom...

NYT > Economy, Aug 27, 2025 - 10:06

The trillions of dollars that tech companies are pouring into new data centers a...

Trump Starts Investigation That Could Lead to Tariffs o...

NYT > Economy, Aug 21, 2025 - 21:22

The tariffs would hamper a clean energy industry that the president has often ra...

Economic Data Has Taken a Dark Turn. That Doesn’t Mean ...

NYT > Economy, Aug 19, 2025 - 14:00

Inflation is up and job creation down, but the U.S. economy could still pull thr...

Car Companies Are Paying Tariffs So You Don’t Have To

NYT > Economy, Aug 12, 2025 - 23:23

But automakers can’t absorb the cost forever and will soon begin to raise new ca...

Small Businesses Brace for the Punishing Side Effects o...

NYT > Economy, Aug 11, 2025 - 05:41

Large firms with big bank balances, workers already in jobs and households near ...

Trump Is Removing Billy Long as the I.R.S. Head 2 Month...

NYT > Economy, Aug 8, 2025 - 19:03

Billy Long, a former Republican congressman, will no longer serve as the tax age...

Stephen Miran, Trump’s Temporary Pick at the Fed, Could...

NYT > Economy, Aug 8, 2025 - 12:16

Stephen I. Miran may spend only a few months on the central bank’s board of gove...

Swiss Businesses Fear Trump’s 39% Tariff Will Create ‘W...

NYT > Economy, Aug 7, 2025 - 16:25

Goods shipped from the country face a 39 percent tariff in the U.S., which compa...

Stocks End Mixed, as Investors Take Steeper Tariffs in ...

NYT > Economy, Aug 7, 2025 - 16:25

The S&P 500 ended the day 0.1 percent lower, a muted move compared to the upheav...

Some safe-haven assets have soared against the U.S. dol...

NYT > Economy, Aug 7, 2025 - 16:25

Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War

NYT > Economy, Aug 7, 2025 - 14:39

The duties, which the president announced last week, took effect for about 90 co...

Effect of U.S. Tariffs on British Companies Is ‘Milder ...

NYT > Economy, Aug 7, 2025 - 12:56

Britain’s economy is driven by domestic factors more than global ones right now,...

Effect of U.S. Tariffs on British Companies ‘Milder Tha...

NYT > Economy, Aug 7, 2025 - 11:08

Britain’s economy is driven by domestic factors more than global ones right now,...

Markets Rise, Taking Steeper Tariffs in Stride

NYT > Economy, Aug 7, 2025 - 09:39

Major indexes in Asia and Europe posted gains and U.S. futures climbed in premar...

Southeast Asia Looks for Clarity From U.S. on ‘Rules of...

NYT > Economy, Aug 7, 2025 - 07:27

Thailand, Vietnam and other countries in the region face much higher tariffs on ...

Overturning the global trade system, Trump puts his ide...

NYT > Economy, Aug 7, 2025 - 02:36

China’s Exports Surged in July as Companies Raced to Be...

NYT > Economy, Aug 7, 2025 - 01:00

China is shipping more goods to Southeast Asia and other regions that often re-e...

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NYT > Economy, Aug 7, 2025 - 00:00

Harm or Help? Why Companies Are Battling Tariffs Meant ...

NYT > Economy, Aug 3, 2025 - 11:00

Economists say the way the Trump administration is imposing tariffs is backfirin...

Trade Fueled Inequality. Can Trump’s Tariffs Reduce It?

NYT > Economy, Aug 2, 2025 - 05:30

The president has pitched his trade policies at workers who feel left behind by ...

Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Moves ...

NYT > Economy, Aug 1, 2025 - 16:30

Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermi...

Stock Market Posts Worst Week in Months on Renewed Econ...

NYT > Economy, Aug 1, 2025 - 16:30

Data showing cracks in the U.S. labor market and President Trump’s newest barrag...

Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Manipulated,’ M...

NYT > Economy, Aug 1, 2025 - 15:23

Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermi...

Who Pays for U.S. Tariffs, and Where Does the Money Go?

NYT > Economy, Aug 1, 2025 - 13:39

President Trump is seeking to raise federal revenue by imposing levies on goods ...

Federal Government Shed 12,000 Jobs in July

NYT > Economy, Aug 1, 2025 - 13:39

The U.S. government has lost 84,000 jobs since January as the Trump administrati...

How Tariffs Raise Costs for Farmers, Making Food More E...

NYT > Economy, Aug 1, 2025 - 13:39

The latest round of tariffs is likely to make agricultural production even more ...

India Reels From the Shock of Trump’s Onslaught

NYT > Economy, Aug 1, 2025 - 10:37

Russian oil poses just one problem. Business groups are flummoxed by the variety...

Big Downward Jobs Revisions Could Be a Warning Sign for...

NYT > Economy, Aug 1, 2025 - 10:37

Employers added far fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported. Such do...

Stocks Drop as Trump’s New Tariffs Weigh on Markets

NYT > Economy, Aug 1, 2025 - 08:31

President Trump’s newest barrage of tariffs, major corporate earnings reports an...