United States Economy

• Supreme Court Hearing Reveals Unease Over Threats to Fed Independence - As the justices weighed the consequences of allowing President Trump to fire a Federal Reserve official, the president reprised his pressure campaign on the central bank.
• Trump’s First Year Could Have Lasting Economic Consequences - President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States.
• I.M.F. Raises Forecast for Global Growth as Tariff Drag Fades - The 3.3 percent rate for 2026 would match last year’s pace. Booming investment in artificial intelligence is buttressing global output.
• Powell, an Unlikely Foil, Takes On Trump - Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, this week tapped a groundswell of support that has been years in the making.
• A Top Fed Official Says the Trump Administration’s Threats Are ‘About Monetary Policy’ - Neel T. Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, defended Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, in an interview. He also said interest rates should be held steady this month.
• Trump Credits ‘Mister Tariff’ for the Country’s Strength. Economists Beg to Differ. - Many indicators appear to suggest that the United States is growing despite tariffs, not because of them.
• Why China Is Suddenly Obsessed With American Poverty - State media, embracing the gaming phrase “kill line,” is asserting China’s political superiority over the United States, deflecting focus on China’s own economic challenges.
• Trump’s Plans for Venezuelan Oil Run Headlong Into Reality - President Trump’s fixation on Venezuela’s oil raises the question of how much “energy dominance” is really worth nowadays.
• Top Fed Official Conveys Little Urgency for Immediate Rate Cuts - The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady when it meets at the end of the month, keeping tensions high with President Trump.
• Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight - The Justice Department’s decision to open up a criminal investigation of Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is a major escalation in the pressure campaign against the central bank to cut interest rates.