Without official GDP data due to the shutdown, the nation’s economic growth for the third quarter is unclear.

The tariffs have drastically slowed imports, which increases total GDP but doesn't mean the underlying economy is booming.

Building them could soon be a bigger business than building traditional office space.

The economy is hot, but maybe not as hot as it looks.

Economist Mohamed El-Erian expressed concern, as consumers and businesses pull back spending and investors appear to question the role of the U.S. dollar.

That low interest rate period before the pandemic was unusual. We’re probably headed in the other direction.

They’re backward-looking indicators, but economists can’t know where we are unless they know where we’ve been.

Productivity is tied to worker wages, so a drop can be cause for concern.

There are extenuating circumstances, namely the rush to import goods before tariffs hit.

And there’s worse to come.