Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Garrett Hake. On a day in which the health of the American economy, the health of American democracy, and the health of Americans in general is in focus. And we'll get to all of it, but we begin with the economy. The growing concern from the Federal Reserve about a slowdown in the US labor market, spurring the central bank, led by chairman Jerome Powell, today to announce it was slashing interest rates for the first time in 9 months in order to spur growth. The federal fun ...

Rising underemployment, youth employment and Black unemployment point to recessionary trends. @edwardnh argues spending by the richest 10% of households can hold up both the economy and the stock market. https://t.co/E8472y5Ryi ...

China’s government spending increased at a slower rate for the second straight month, underscoring how weaker fiscal support now presents a risk to an economy whose momentum is cooling across the board. https://t.co/Zr1b7C2c81 ...

Today in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, voters cast their ballots in a special election to fill the seat held by former state house speaker Melissa Hortman. The longtime Democratic state lawmaker who along with her husband was shot and killed at their home in June. And yet, in Donald Trump's public remarks just hours after Charlie Kirk's assassination, in which he condemned a number of recent examples of political violence, he notably left out the killing of Melissa Hortman and several othe ...

I always say Scott's actually the number one economist in the world. You had the actual real time to look at what the consumer is doing. You saw the first half of the year is almost recession.The second half looks vastly different. How much of a reacceleration are you seeing. You know, we are a very good, real time indicator of demand.When things are uncertain or weak. The first thing that businesses and consumers cut back on travel. It's also the tip of spear.One of the first things that they bring back wh ...

Bolivia’s centrist presidential hopeful Rodrigo Paz plans to inject $4 billion into the economy during his first year in office https://t.co/hkJqwF4AWC ...

Labor Market Trends - The UK labor market cooled during the summer [1] - Firms prepared for tax increases impacting the economy [1]

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The bill, the reconciliation bill is boosting the economy and immigration is slowing it down. And then the effects of the tariff are both raising inflation and slowing down the economy. Both businesses and households facing the drag from the tariffs.>> I mean, I think about trying to compute all of these um all of these numbers with the many many moving pieces that you have. It's pretty complex situation. Um and I would I would imagine it changes on a pretty daily basis.But let's focus on on population grow ...

Falling participation in government surveys makes it hard to know the true state of the economy https://t.co/o0BX2w0tLe ...