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To say that a lot is happening in and to the U.S. economy feels like an understatement. And just as people are having a hard time keeping up with the happenings, the actual economic data is too. So ...

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Thanks to PSD2 in the EU, and open banking in the UK, Europe has been leading the way with its open banking initiatives. This significant development represents the beginning of a journey to ...

Federal economic data is one of the purest forms of infrastructure, says Erica Groshen, a former commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “These data keep our economy running as much as roads ...

Leading up to the election, economic figures said the economy was doing pretty well and inflation was slowing down significantly. Yet a lot of people just didn’t feel it. Now, inflation expectations ...

Businesses and consumers are increasingly transitioning to cashless or cash-light transactions, driven by the growing adoption of remote and online payment solutions. According to American Bankers ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The stock market keeps breaking records, but angst about the economy keeps befuddling ...