The Latest Breaking News from Justin Wolfers

The White House claims "there was an inadvertent public disclosure" but it says the media shouldn't be "grasping at straws to foment another fake controversy."

President Donald Trump’s $12 billion financial aid package for U.S. farmers who are currently reeling from the fallout of his administration’s trade and tariff policies, alongside low market prices, is being criticized by prominent economists, analysts, and even some farmers themselves.

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran signaled his willingness to support the Fed’s decisions if it pursues another interest rate cut, instead of issuing another symbolic dissent as he has in the past.

President Donald Trump's recent decision to roll back specific tariffs to combat soaring consumer costs constitutes a “remarkable admission” that his signature trade policies have directly fueled inflation, argues prominent economist Justin Wolfers.

The Department of Government Efficiency, originally an Elon Musk-backed effort to shrink the federal government, has disbanded with about eight months left on its charter, ending an initiative billed as a flagship of President Donald Trump's cost-cutting agenda.

Despite a September jobs report that saw the U.S. economy add 119,000 positions—more than double the expectations of forecasters—top economist Justin Wolfers is urging caution, warning that rising unemployment signals it is time for the country to “cut back on the economic junk food.”

A new analysis from Yale's Budget Lab shows that the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in 2025 act as a highly regressive tax, hitting America's poorest households more than three times harder than the richest.

Economist Justin Wolfers has issued a stark warning that white-collar professionals are now facing their “Detroit auto worker” moment due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).

Investor Kevin O’Leary is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s plans for a 50-year mortgage, warning that it would deepen the country's housing affordability crisis rather than solve it.