Everything's an economic indicator these days — from offbeat numbers on restaurant reservations and visits to the Statue of ...

Each week of the ongoing government shutdown could cost the economy $7 billion and reduce GDP growth by 0.1 percentage points ...

With Republicans and Democrats at an impasse over funding the federal government, a partial shutdown looks more likely than ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economic policy for the 21st century. Governments sometimes get themselves into trouble with too much debt. Early ...

The economy is big, complex and difficult for most people to understand. In reality, the president may not have as much control over the economy as people tend to think — the Federal Reserve, for ...

Outside of federal workers, the economic ripple effects of a shutdown may be less noticeable, economics experts say.

46% of ag economists say the economy situation is “somewhat worse off” compared to last month and 27% say it’s “much worse off” compared to last year. According to the latest Ag Economist’s Monthly ...

A lengthy government shutdown would only complicate the employment picture and possibly further erode consumer confidence.

The U.S. Department of Commerce recently posted data about U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) on multiple blockchains. The move is an effort to win over President Trump's confidence in the figures ...

The US national debt has hit a record $37.8 trillion. It keeps rising fast. The government is borrowing $25 billion every day ...