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Economists' Outlook is a place for NAR staff to interact with members, consumers, the media, and other key constituencies, and share information about real...

Dec 10, 2025 - Financial markets are pricing in two rate hikes in 2026 that would increase monthly mortgage repayments more than $200.

Oct 27, 2025 - The Australian dollar has started the week off on a high note, with successful US-China trade talks pushing...

Nov 27, 2025 - Tax rises set out by Rachel Reeves will never be 'good for growth', the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies says

May 13, 2025 - Approximately 90% of those surveyed by Wolters Kluwer expect a 25 basis point reduction; 10%, a 50%-point reduction and none said the FOMC would hike rates.

Dec 31, 2025 - New Delhi: Economists who took part in the Prime Minister’s pre-Budget interaction have cautioned the government about mounting fiscal pressures, pointing to...

Jan 8, 2019 - The world's largest gathering of economists took place in Atlanta this weekend, and Yahoo Finance highlights five papers that could be game-changers for...

Top economists reveal which investments actually protect your money when inflation strikes and the surprising assets that don't work.

Jun 29, 2025 - BTS, arguably one of the world’s most popular K-pop bands, seemed unstoppable for a while. Its sales reached millions, and it garnered a massive following...

“Why should we feel constrained by a free trade agreement?”

Economists broadly expect inflation to cool by 2026, but not enough to reach the Fed's annual target.

Feb 18, 2026 - UK inflation dropped to 3% in January from 3.4% in December, with economists predicting the Bank of England will cut interest rates next month

Dec 2, 2025 - Personal finance is too complex for most people to navigate, two economists contend in a new book. Is there a better way to help people deal with money?

Apr 7, 2025 - Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to trigger stagflation — a combination of a recession and high inflation. Here’s what stagflation is and why America...

Dec 23, 2024 - Employers have pulled back on hiring and workers are quitting at lower rates following a period of high churn in the U.S. job market.

Jan 8, 2020 - Uh-oh — CNBC says the economic expansion is “alive and well”...

Dec 11, 2025 - NCBA CLUSA’s Council of Cooperative Economists provides a forum for best-in-class economists and experts to explore ideas and publish research. Learn more...

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Oct 9, 2025 - Approximately 60% of economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer believe the Federal Open Market Committee will act in September but 33% are saying December or later.

Apr 16, 2025 - Hawaii’s economy is in store for reduced growth due to indirect impacts on tourism from President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, according to two local...

Feb 11, 2025 - Most participants in a monthly Wolters Kluwer survey no longer think the next short-term rate reduction will be in March, over concerns on inflation and growth.

Nov 2, 2025 - Family financial help is creating a two-tier housing market of the haves and have-nots, experts fear.

Jul 14, 2025 - The share of economists expecting a September Federal Open Market Committee rate reduction grew compared with the results of the June Wolters Kluwer survey.

Oct 29, 2025 - Concerns about a weakening labor market may outweigh worries about rising inflation, tipping the Fed toward another rate cut, economists say.

Jan 8, 2025 - Recession red flags had a track record that “was never perfect, but they have really failed us during the past two years,” says Boyle.

Nov 6, 2022 - When we hear the word “usury” in a conversation, we usually hear that it is illegal and inappropriate in the Islamic economic system, but what...

Feb 18, 2026 - White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett called for the New York Fed to discipline economists over research finding U.S. businesses and consumers bear most...

Why economists should build more than a body of research.

Feb 17, 2026 - In the 1980s, economist Robert Solow made an observation that reminded economists of today’s AI boom: “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the...

Jan 14, 2026 - Models can predict catastrophic or modest damages from climate change, but not which of these futures is coming.

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Dec 12, 2025 - Both parties have turned their backs on traditional economic advice. Is the country paying the price?

Feb 6, 2024 - A survey seeks to define risk in research and how academics approach it in their work.

Nov 28, 2025 - Statistics Canada says the economy bounced back sharply in the third quarter with annualized growth of 2.6 per cent.

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Jan 8, 2026 - The core challenge is estimating the relationship between AI and productivity, says Erik Lundh of The Conference Board.

Dec 30, 2025 - The meeting forms part of the government’s ongoing pre-Budget exercise, aimed at weighing expert assessments before final economic decisions are taken for...

Well, Donald Trump has done it again! He stumped the chumps. The “chumps” in this case were the “blue chip” academic and financial economists.

Feb 11, 2025 - The gain in the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure will probably average nearly 2.7% during the four quarters starting in April, according to...

Jul 25, 2025 - Seven Nobel economists back 2% wealth tax on billionaires, citing fairness and global tax justice—U.S. media largely ignore the call.

Economists at companies ranging from Goldman Sachs to Ford Motor and KPMG to Wells Fargo now see only a 27% probability of recession in the next 12 months.

Dec 31, 2025 - From COVID-19 lockdowns to Biden's inflation and Trump's tariffs, bad things have happened when economics are sidelined in policymaking.

Washington has not made such a direct intervention in Latin America since the invasion of Panama in 1989

Dec 27, 2022 - Leading economists offer their predictions for how the UK can claw its way out of the fiscal mess

Jan 6, 2026 - "What my concern about Venezuela is that ... it's just confirming that the United States isn't a very reliable partner."

Jan 9, 2024 - What is the building and design industry forecast for the new year? What are the trends driving our business? American Institute of Architect's economist...

Dec 30, 2025 - PM Modi met economists including FM Sitharaman for Union Budget 2026-27 inputs on growth, jobs, investments. Follows 10 consultation rounds with agri, MSMEs,...

Jan 4, 2026 - The paper, The Incidence of Tariffs: Rates and Reality, states that statutory tariff rates on US imports have risen dramatically to levels that have not been...

Nov 28, 2025 - Statistics Canada says the economy bounced back sharply in the third quarter with annualized growth of 2.6 per cent.

Jan 16, 2026 - Food economists test if MAHA's new dietary guidelines are cheaper than highly processed foods, finds protein choices and total calories to be the key.

Jul 14, 2022 - Uber’s employees co-authored academic papers with brand name scholars that were then used to back the company’s PR and lobbying strategy. Published...

Jan 2, 2026 - Donald Trump's economy delivers 4.3% GDP growth in third quarter, defying 90% of economists who predicted weaker performance and higher inflation rates.

Partisan bias doesn’t stop with voters. When Republicans hold the White House, Republican economists consistently overshoot on growth forecasts.

Oct 10, 2019 - The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act sharpened the decline in a tax rate paid by America's 400 wealthiest families, a new analysis shows.

President Donald Trump is adamant that a dubious dividend check scheme paid for with revenue from his tariff regime should become a reality.

The year ahead will feature stubborn inflation, an improving job market, and solid economic growth, according to a group of forecasters who nailed their...

Mar 27, 2025 - A forecast from NAR calls for 9% growth in home sales in 2025, but MBA data predicts a sluggish economy through 2027.

Jul 16, 2018 - One discipline reduces behavior to elegantly simple rules; the other wallows in our full, complex particularity. What can they learn from each other?

Out of $65.9 billion in military aid the US claimed to have sent to Ukraine, only $18.3 billion materialized according to a new study. Weapons were overvalued,...

May 8, 2024 - Inflation feels like it's eating our paychecks alive, the price of everything is enough to make you wince, and finding good workers seems impossible.

Dec 7, 2025 - Despite Maduro's assertions, experts warn that a prolonged war with the United States would jeopardize Venezuela's economy, and the country's...

Feb 18, 2026 - Donald Trump’s top economist didn’t just disagree with consensus economic research, he also suggested he wants to see researchers “disciplined.”

Oct 23, 2025 - Economists in Bankrate’s Q3 Economic Indicator Survey forecast slower hiring, higher unemployment and elevated recession risks, even as the Fed cuts rates.

Usually, Critical Theory and Economics are, for better or worse, no longer seen to be in a continuum. This article by Lukas Meisner serves as an introduction...

Aug 13, 2025 - Goldman Sachs is taking the heat for its call that heavier tariff-induced consumer inflation is ahead, but it's far from alone in that view.

Oct 18, 2017 - What is an economist? There is an easy answer: economists are social scientists who create simplified quantitative models of large-scale market phenomena. But...

Jan 4, 2026 - Experts predict in Times Economic Survey that the ‘moribund’ economy will require at least two interest rate cuts to stimulate growth and offset tax...