The cornerstones of our digital world—from smartphone apps to new digital assets and artificial intelligence tools—didn’t exist back in 2008, the last time the world’s statistical community overhauled ...

What matters more: actual economic performance or the perception of it? Fundamentals clearly influence public opinion: if the economy is growing rapidly, people tend to notice. Yet perception can both ...

For the central bank to lower interest rates again, officials will likely need to see more notable signs that unemployment is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to drive more value with data and analytics. When President Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...

In March, we told you to stay focused on objective economic data, rather than the headlines, in order to make the best decisions for your company amid uncertainty. That is still true. But as the ...