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Economists skewer top Trump adviser's 'nuts' economic claims

One of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers argued in a Thursday editorial for The Wall Street Journal that the ...

ECB holds rates but it's not a 'non-event,' economists say. Here's why

Economists believe the central bank will be comfortable with the inflation rate where it is, for now, but are watching for ...

Fed to cut rates in June, economists still say, despite war inflation risks: Reuters poll

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates for the first time this year in June, according to economists polled by Reuters who are clinging to ...
Fast Company

Economists are not immune to political bias, research shows

Republican-leaning economists tend to predict stronger economic growth when a Republican is president than Democrats do—and because of this partisan optimism, their forecasts end up being less ...

Inflation, Uncertainty And Fear: Economists Offer Grim Warning Over Donald Trump’s Iran War

"There are many stresses on our economy, and this could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back — a straw that becomes heavier the longer the war goes on." ...
CNBC

Majority of economists say inflation would be higher under Trump than Biden: WSJ survey

A new Wall Street Journal survey found that a majority of economists polled believe Donald Trump's policies would be more likely to reignite inflation than President Joe Biden's would. Sixteen Nobel ...

Economists Challenge Citrini's AI Doom Thesis, Call It 'Allegorical'

Citrini Research's viral "The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis" note didn't just shake markets — it triggered a sharp backlash from Wall Street economists and strategists. Now, a growing number of ...

Trump's Rx plan promises savings, but economists see a hidden trade-off

The Trump administration launched a drug pricing initiative offering immediate savings, but experts debated whether lower costs meant fewer treatments tomorrow.
Observer

3 Reasons Why Economists and Wall Street Were So Wrong About a Recession

In October 2022, Bloomberg made a bold prediction: There’s a 100 percent chance of a recession in 2023. A similar sentiment was echoed by many, including Federal Reserve economists, major U.S. banks ...
Phys.org

Economists and environmental scientists see the world differently—here's why that matters

Imagine someone has chronic pain. One doctor focuses on the body part that hurts and keeps trying to fix that single symptom. Another uses a more comprehensive brain-body approach and tries to ...
The South African

Economists expect growth in the South African economy in 2026

The Bureau of Market Research (BMR) at UNISA’s February forecasts show that South Africa’s economy is expected to grow at a modest pace in 2026. This followed growth of 1.4% in 2025 after a 0.4% gain ...
WLRN

Have economists gone out of fashion in Washington?

Shortly after World War II, President Harry S. Truman signed into law the Employment Act of 1946. The main purpose of the law was to ensure that Americans had jobs as they came home from war and the ...