Neil Irwin

The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 would allow presidents to impose tariffs of up to 100% on major importers of Russian energy.

The response to Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh's press conference last week was swift and negative, prompting a sell-off of long-term bonds.

The soft jobs numbers lower the urgency of Fed rate hikes, giving officials who have been on the fence about whether to tighten policy more reason to wait.

Warsh is trying to rewire the central bank to take greater advantage of AI to understand the economy in real time.

Household debt and loan delinquencies are stable. The leading chipmaker announced what could be the biggest corporate financing package in history.

America's biggest financial firms are lining up to unlock vast sums of private capital for infrastructure investment.

When investment on the scale of the current AI boom occurs, it inevitably has to come at the expense of something.

Inflation has been stubbornly high for half a decade. But July, at least, brought some relief.

Public opinion about the economy appears to be souring further this month, per the preliminary release of the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index.

American consumers have powered the economy forward this year. In July, they took a breather.