Jared Bernstein, the president’s choice to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, won praise for his work that led to a provision in the Trump...

New research suggests large parts of the country remain vulnerable to widespread bank failure in the event of a run on deposits.

Robust growth in jobs has delighted the White House and helped the economy avoid a recession, but it has been accompanied by persistently high inflation.

Robust growth in jobs has delighted the White House and helped the economy avoid a recession, but it has been accompanied by persistently high inflation.

Cecilia Rouse says lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to haunt the recovery from recession — and drag on Americans’ optimism for the economy.

The proposals, which would not require congressional approval, are a response to Silicon Valley Bank’s failure earlier this month, which sent shocks through the financial...

Jerome H. Powell has said that snarled supply chains, an oil shock following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and shifts among American consumers are primarily behind...

The president is counting on the central bank to strike the right balance on jobs and inflation — and to prevent a spiraling financial crisis.

The president has met Republican demands for debt reduction with a plan to trim deficits by taxing companies and the rich.

Like the president’s previous budgets, his latest proposal made no mention of any tax or spending increases linked to the program, which he had promised...