Economy
Vox’s coverage of the economy. Analysis of inflation, the housing market, economic booms, recessions, and everything in between.
Diesel costs more. Soon, so will everything else.
The GOP’s farm-state problem just got worse.
Scientists are chasing hail to understand what’s happening to these dangerous projectiles.
Donald Trump’s 2024 gains are being erased in the midterms. Here’s what happened.
The president is engineering a pre-midterms price spike.
$40 trillion in national debt isn’t automatically a crisis. We should still be worried.
I asked around, and nobody really wants this.
This completely unnecessary showdown was brought to you by an incompetent Supreme Court.
The US-Canada trade war is already getting ugly.
To Americans, the brewing trade war is a policy dispute. To Canadians, it’s a fight for survival.
The rich are dying to avoid taxation.
US Treasury bond yields are up. What does that mean?
Can democratic socialist Nithya Raman make Los Angeles build?
Will $4 gas doom Republicans?
Economic growth slowed this spring. It’s a reminder that the economy could’ve been great — if not for Trump’s policies.
America’s 250th birthday feels bleak. The numbers tell a different story.
50 percent tariffs on whiskey, cheese, and (naturally) hockey sticks.
AI could create a rare chance to remake the safety net. Washington can’t waste time.
The young men souring on Trump over Iran and Israel, Epstein, and the economy.
Why a college degree is still worth it, even in 2026.
Why the president is telling Americans he doesn’t care about the economy.
Fuel and food prices are rising. Mass protests could follow.
Oil prices, low-budget airline struggles, and a looming fuel shortage are putting the squeeze on consumers.
The hidden costs of the president’s economic policies.
Did decades of low inflation make the public far more unforgiving when it finally did surge?
The cognitive trap that’s making us underestimate the Iran crisis.
The Strait of Hormuz is reopening. But the war’s impacts on the food economy could linger.
McNutt v. DOJ could allow the justices to seize tremendous power over the US economy.
The AI company released a set of highly progressive policy ideas. There’s just one small problem.
What the Iran war is doing to the economy, briefly explained.
What the cost of gas, coffee, and milk tells us about why everything feels more expensive right now.
Ski slopes are closed, sprinklers are banned, and more restrictions are still to come.
What the AI jobs panic is missing.
And the magic number when owning an EV starts to pay off.
The saga for customers and companies is just beginning.
Why the telephone is the most important technology you’ve stopped thinking about.
The ingredient that feeds the planet’s crops just got stuck in war.
Even if the Iran war ends tomorrow, high energy prices will persist.
It won’t stop at the gas pump.
How the war in Iran could cause an economic crisis.
