Economy

Even if you don’t bank with Silicon Valley Bank or Signature Bank, the fallout from their collapses has probably grabbed your attention.

Some attribute it to pent-up demand. Others think the American consumer may have changed.

The Fed’s new program may incentivize banks to take more risks, says analyst Joseph Wang.

It’s a spending category that looks at core services other than housing. The Fed says it could be key to understanding the future of inflation.

Consumers can’t get enough of makeup, skincare and hair products even as inflation persists and a potential recession looms.

An exhibit at New York City’s Fofografiska museum spotlights how poverty and inequality in the 1970s helped create the genre.

The Summary of Economic Projections lays out what Fed leaders are thinking.

Regulators likely failed to catch and act upon red flags at both failed banks, argues Wharton professor Peter Conti-Brown.

Women’s labor force participation is approaching pre-pandemic levels, but childcare is still limiting some women’s return to paid work.

Growth in the number of people looking for work means the unemployment rate is rising for the right reasons, one economist says.