The government has control over a command or planned economy. In mixed economies, the government has some control, while the rest is up to private enterprise, consumers, and supply and demand.

Thanks to a particularly strong December, the U.S. economy added over two million jobs in 2024, in keeping with gains made from 2017 to 2019 but well below the post-pandemic labor boom, which saw ...

US Economy Faces Mixed Signals as Consumer Spending Falls February 28, 2025 — 11:30 am EST. Written by David Love for Quiver Quantitative-> US consumer spending fell 0.5% in January, marking ...

He also indicated that if the economy weakens in the second quarter, he will blame Biden again. However, if the president had just looked under the GDP hood, he might not have been so quick to duck ...

As the dust settles after the election, the economy is showing mixed signals. Key indicators like a strong labor market and solid consumer spending suggest stability heading into the holiday ...