US Economy

Global merchandise exports ebb and flow and undergo large changes in relatively short spans.

Cracks in the A.I. Borrowing Binge  The New York Times

As AI & chip stocks tanked, investors shifted from the “AI trade” to the “safe-haven trade” and bid up Treasuries.

FRED updates its metropolitan statistical area (MSA) maps to reflect the U.S. Census Bureau’s core-based statistical area delineations.

Our Final Polls  The New York Times

They’ve invested huge amounts in AI infrastructure, but they’ve raised cash even faster.

Gross domestic product measures all production. Net domestic product removes production that replaces depreciated goods.

Current price of oil as of November 2, 2026  Fortune

This generation of inflation-protected long-term tax-advantaged buy-and-forget savings products is more appealing than those of the past 20 years.

Since the advent of GenAI, productivity in the information sector has grown much faster than usual and much faster than the overall economy.

Morning Bid: Apple’s healthier core  Yahoo Finance

These are some sudden massive movements in even huge stocks.

More than half of all businesses paid for an artificial intelligence (AI) product or service. Adoption rates jumped after ChatGPT’s public launch in late 2022 and have risen steadily since.

Haley Stevens defends endorsement switch to Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed  BBC

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Why Do Pilots Say ‘Mayday’? The Story Behind the Distress Call  The New York Times

Defense, healthcare, crypto and AI: How the midterm election could affect stocks  CNBC

5 charts that explain the economy’s role in the midterm elections  NBC News

Stocks Are Limping Into November. A Santa Rally Would Be a True Gift.  Barron’s

Argentina’s austerity-hit economy reels towards recession, testing Milei ahead of 2027 vote  Yahoo Finance

Midterm Elections: Who Is Winning the Race for Congress?  The New York Times

Here’s where Trump’s housing agenda stands before midterms  CNN

How America Can Counter Chinese Coercion  Foreign Affairs

Economic frustration set to boil over in midterm elections  CBC

Democrats Show Strength in Final Days of Race for the Senate, New Polls Find  The New York Times

View from The Hill: Jim Chalmers has a lot of weight on his shoulders in the run-up to Christmas  The Conversation

Opinion | U.S.-China Relations Will Never Be the Same in the Age of A.I.  The New York Times

Gold rebounds from one-year low as oil slides ahead of U.S. midterms  CNBC

Midterms, Jobs Data, and Apple Earnings Test Wall Street This Week: Will Stocks Hold?  Yahoo Finance

Is the government really on an ‘out-of-control’ spending splurge? It’s complicated  The Guardian

Kevin Warsh is managing US debt costs not inflation as interest rates risk topping GDP growth soon  Fortune

Gold Had Its Worst October Since 2008: Will It Crash Further This Week?  Yahoo Finance

The Big Money Poll Shows Investors as Divided as America  Barron’s

Jobs, Midterm Elections, Apple, Palantir, McDonald’s, Moderna, and More to Watch This Week  Barron’s

The market view of the oil, AI and bond trades went through a major change in October  CNBC

What To Expect In Markets This Week: AAPL, PLTR, AMD, SMCI, SHOP, Earnings, Jobs Report And More  Yahoo Finance

Trump says wives are falling back in love with their husbands after seeing their surging 401(k) balances  Yahoo Finance

Federal Agency Emails Praising Trump May Violate Ethics Laws, Experts Say  The New York Times

“Nobody’s listening”: 5 things Americans told me about the economy that Washington needs to hear  CNN

Trumponomics: A Midterm Report Card  Paul Krugman | Substack

A big sell-off collides with more Big Tech earnings and a midterm election: What to watch this week  Yahoo Finance

Ryan W. Herzog: We lost our homes on Aug. 1. Stop charging us extra to rebuild  The Spokesman-Review

What to Expect in Markets This Week: Apple, Palantir Report; October Jobs Data Lands  Investopedia

Where are the most expensive midterm races and who is funding them?  Al Jazeera

‘The Fed put is very much back’: Wall Street strategists weigh central bank’s next move  Yahoo Finance

4 Words From Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Should Have Wall Street and Investors Quaking in Their Boots  The Motley Fool

Federal Reserve keeps rates unchanged despite elevated inflation  The Land

The New Hot Job in Law Doesn’t Require a J.D.  The New York Times

Jamie Dimon warns US savers about Washington’s ‘heroin’ effect — it could crush you. Here’s how his bank protects itself  Yahoo Finance

‘It’s the inflation, stupid’: US voters sour on the economy despite economic growth  EL PAÍS English

Are American voters actually gloomy about the economy?  The Washington Post

Warsh wants the Fed to say less. Two officials are pushing for more transparency.  Morningstar

These grocery shopping habits can help lower your bill  Fox Business

Trump sparked growth but widened trade deficit, slowed hiring: IW  Yahoo Finance

Remarks to Davidson College students  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Remarks on the U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy – Oct. 30, 2026  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Fed officials are already saying they’ll need to get back to hiking rates  CNBC

Fed’s Barkin says US central bank’s direction ‘straightforward,’ the question is pace, SiriusXM reports  Yahoo Finance

New economic data challenges Fed chief’s not-too-hot perspective  Yahoo Finance

What to know about the US economy as midterm elections near  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos