Affordability, long a kitchen-table concern for many American families, has escalated into a national crisis, following years of persistently high inflation and a widening wealth gap.

"Eventually, in the unforeseeable future, austerity may be the most likely of the six possible outcomes." ...

Elon Musk claims AI and robotics are the only solution to America's $38 trillion debt crisis, predicting dramatic economic ...

Elon Musk says AI and robotics will solve the US debt crisis within three years by driving productivity beyond inflation.

“Consumer price inflation is near 3%, well above the Fed’s inflation target, and everything points to even higher inflation ...

The last piece of official inflation data to land before the Federal Reserve’s policymaking meeting next week was a shutdown-delayed report that showed the pace of price hikes remained stubborn in ...

With a social media post that said “STOP LYIN” about there being an affordability crisis, President Trump claims he’s whipped inflation. But consumers are still feeling the squeeze. Target’s prices ...

Donald Trump has said that claims of an affordability crunch in the US are a “con job” and “hoax” perpetuated by Democrats as ...

Adam Posen, former Fed and Bank of England insider and now president of the Peterson Institute, joins Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong on the FT's Unhedged podcas ...

Disapproval of the state of the economy is widespread today, despite many indicators improving since the start of the year.

DOT proposed a plan to make cars less efficient when Americans are already paying record high energy bills. You can comment ...

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