Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

Fed: U.S. household net worth drops to lowest level since financial crisis

The Federal Reserve reports the net worth of U.S. households dropped 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter of last year and is now at the lowest level since the financial crisis. A look at what that drop could mean for economic optimism.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

Fed: U.S. household net worth drops to lowest level since financial crisis
alfexe/iStock/Getty Images Plus

The Federal Reserve reports the net worth of U.S. households dropped 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter of last year and is now at the lowest level since the financial crisis. A look at what that drop could mean for economic optimism. 

Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

Related Topics

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace
    9 hours ago
    25:19
  • Make Me Smart
    14 hours ago
    19:00
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    17 hours ago
    6:55
  • Marketplace Tech
    21 hours ago
    8:33
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    3 days ago
    56:05
  • Million Bazillion
    24 days ago
    32:45