Last month, inflation was still too high but some households got a little breathing room. In May 2026, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the PCE price index, was 4.

The Federal Reserve named a former Walmart CEO to a task force to develop contemporaneous data on spending, inflation and ...

A key economic measure tracking Americans’ inflation-adjusted income dropped in December, breaking a nearly year-long upward trend. The decline comes despite broader growth in GDP and stock markets ...

Changes in overall economic conditions may affect real household income levels and also how income is distributed across households. Analysis using annual data from 1967 to 2023 shows that the adverse ...

Real personal income excluding transfer payments is signaling potential trouble for the U.S. consumer, according to analysis from Renaissance Macro Research on Thursday. The measure fell 0.4% in the ...

U.S. gross domestic product growth was driven by robust household consumption and a narrowing trade deficit in the third quarter, but indicators suggested a slowdown in the fourth quarter. Precious ...

For years, no-income-tax states like Texas, Tennessee, and Florida have often led the pack in attracting and retaining residents looking to put down roots where they do not have to split ownership ...