Legacy Topic: Economy

Grazing fees on public lands were dropped to the lowest amount allowed under federal law.

Consumers’ view of the economy seems to be turning more pessimistic. Consumer spending was down in December, and while surveys of consumer confidence and sentiment bounced back a little from lows in January, they remain near their lowest since November 2016. We asked Marketplace listeners who are feeling bearish about the economy despite the strong […]

Last year, the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.9 per cent — a pretty respectable number, and a likely product of the 2017 tax overhaul. But as the “sugar-high” from those tax cuts wanes, what will the effects of sub-3 percent growth rates mean for the U.S. economy in the long run? Click […]

The number of notes out there has doubled since 2008, the Federal Reserve says.

Yellen talks to us about the economy, Fed policy and President Trump.

Amidst a shortage of affordable housing, factory-built homes stage a comeback.

Jessica Rett of UCLA helps us parse the central bank's language.

When did taxpayers and industries start to rely on the refund?

Average rents on single-family homes rose by about 3 percent nationally in 2018, according to a report out Tuesday from CoreLogic, up from 2.7 percent in 2017. As it happens, that’s about how much average wages grew during that same period before you factor in inflation. But those increases are lopsided. For the fifth year […]