Topic Intelligence: economists

CBS Money Watch • 8h ago

Americans making tough decisions, relying on credit cards with holiday spending in full swing

Economists say holiday spending is growing over last year, but at a slower pace. Americans are facing higher prices without seeing more in their paychecks and that's leading to tough decisions at the register. Lisa Rozner has more.

Neutral 0.0

CNBC Top Stories • 3d ago

India cuts rates to 5.25% as expected as central bank flags ‘weakness in some key economic indicators’

India's central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, matching forecasts from economists polled by Reuters.

Strong Bearish -100.0

Business Insider • 4d ago

Economists run a secret prediction game each year. When ChatGPT took part, here's what happened.

Economists run a secret prediction game each year. When ChatGPT took part, here's what happened.

Neutral 0.0

WSJ Economy • 4d ago

Prospect of RBA Rate Hike Is Being Kicked Around

There’s plenty of number crunching going on among economists at Australia’s big banks about the potential for an interest-rate increase as early a...

Bullish 50.0

Construction Executive • 4d ago

The Road Ahead: Forecasting Construction Spending in 2026

What’s in store for spending on construction in 2026? Economists sift through the good, the bad and the ugly signals for the new year.

Bullish 50.0

CBS Money Watch • 4d ago

U.S. lost 32,000 private-sector jobs last month in surprise drop

Weakening job growth could lock in an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week, according to economists.

Optimistic 38.8

CBS Money Watch • 5d ago

Personal finance advice doesn't work for most Americans, economists say

Personal finance is too complex for most people to navigate, two economists contend in a new book. Is there a better way to help people deal with mone...

Bullish 50.0

WSJ Economy • 7d ago

Economists predicted a global shock from President Trump’s tariffs, but some of them are now revising their global growth predictions upward

Economists predicted a global shock from President Trump’s tariffs, but some of them are now revising their global growth predictions upward.

Neutral 1.5