As we discussed in this week's video, a lot of the midweek economic data was less than inspiring, with slowing durable goods orders, a depressing June (and full-year reductions, too) motor vehicle ...

Dual-income earner Ms. Lee, 38 years old, and her husband have been preparing lunchboxes for each other since last month. As ...

Last week brought the delayed September numbers on personal income, consumption, and the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the ...

The Fed is in a holding pattern, awaiting more data, with December showing strong consumption but moderate inflation, suggesting disinflationary trends. December's personal income grew 0.4% MoM, while ...

Official income inequality statistics indicate a sharp rise in inequality over the past five decades. These statistics do not accurately reflect inequality because income is poorly measured, ...

Personal income increased $94.5 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in September, according to estimates released today ...

In 2024, the nationwide per capita disposable income was 41,314 yuan, a nominal increase of 5.3 percent over the previous year, and the real increase of 5.1 percent after deducting price factor. In ...

The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday that U.S. personal income increased $2.3 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, in December. Personal consumption expenditures – an economist’s way of ...

Household pollution patterns across 109 countries show that rising income alone does not guarantee cleaner energy use, as poor infrastructure keeps many families locked into dirty, high-pollution ...

The White House should look to Canada if it wants to ease the burden tariffs have created for lower-income households, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This has always been a fairly desperate attempt to deny an obvious problem. At the ...

China should make greater efforts to boost household income over the next five years as the world’s second-largest economy looks to consumption to power future growth, a former senior official said.