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DOGE reduced the federal workforce by 9% in less than 10 months, the largest peacetime cut since WWII. Yet federal spending rose $376 billion. The disconnect reveals why America's deficit problem defies political intervention.
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index rose to +0.18 in January from -0.21, its highest reading in 11 months, as production and employment indicators improved despite tariff uncertainty.
The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index hit a new record for December 2025 even as existing home sales fell to their lowest level in two years, exposing a paradox at the heart of America's housing crisis.
Visa fell 4.5% and Mastercard dropped nearly 6% as investors repriced the payment giants amid converging threats from AI disruption, stablecoin settlement, and antitrust pressure.
The Federal Reserve is split between doves who want rate cuts and hawks worried about tariff inflation. The paralysis could keep rates at 3.5-3.75% for the rest of 2026.
The average credit card APR has fallen for five consecutive months to 23.77%, the lowest since March 2023. Borrowers who act now could save hundreds or thousands in interest.
January existing home sales fell 8.4% to a 3.91 million annualized rate, the sharpest monthly drop in nearly four years. NAR's chief economist says the data reveals a 'new housing crisis' that lower mortgage rates alone cannot fix.
Dividend-paying value stocks are beating high-growth tech for the first time since 2022. The rotation into old economy names is creating opportunities for income-focused investors who have been starved for outperformance.
US consumer delinquencies rose to 4.8% of all outstanding household debt in Q4 2025, the highest level since 2017, with stress spreading from credit cards to auto loans, student debt, and even mortgages.
Bank of America data reveals the US economy has evolved from a K-shaped recovery to an E-shaped one, with the middle class pulling away from lower-income households while still trailing the wealthy.
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday that the March rate decision is 'as close to a coin flip' as it gets, with labor market data sending deeply conflicting signals about where the economy is headed.
The 10-year Treasury yield has fallen to 4.08% even as several Fed officials float the possibility of rate hikes. The divergence between the central bank and the bond market is the widest in years.