Americans are growing more pessimistic about the US economy as the war on Iran continues to roil markets, with sentiment falling across all income groups — including the wealthiest.

USA TODAY asked experts which terms are defining the U.S. economy in 2026. From "K-shaped" to "stagflation," here's what they mean for you.

Apollo's top economist Torsten Sløk remains optimistic about the US economy amid the Iran war, predicting long-term market stability once it's over.

Newly released data shows the U.S. economy was already showing signs of strain even before the launch of the Iran war, underscoring the risks that rising energy prices could pose.

The US economy was on shaky footing even before President Donald Trump plunged the United States into a war with Iran, a battery of new data released Friday showed.

President Trump bragged Tuesday that his tariffs were responsible for the “great” surging US economy. Trump took the victory lap just after the Commerce Department announced the economy had grown at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third ...

US central bankers, who will announce their next interest rate decision later today, face a policy dilemma: rising pricing pressures on one side, and slowing economic growth on the other. As DataTrek’s Jessica Rabe wrote in a note this week,

The U.S. economy grew at a slower rate than previously thought in the fourth quarter after the Commerce Department released its first revision of real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the latest quarter. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA ...

The Heritage Foundation's 2026 Index of Economic Freedom finds nations embracing free markets, like Singapore and Ireland, outperform socialist economies.

U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest.