Economy

Vox’s coverage of the economy. Analysis of inflation, the housing market, economic booms, recessions, and everything in between.

Would the Inflation Reduction Act actually reduce inflation?

By Li Zhou August 4

The inflation prices that broke us

By Emily Stewart August 4

GDP declined again — but that might not mean we’re in a recession

By Madeleine Ngo July 28

What the strong dollar means for you

By Madeleine Ngo July 28

What GDP does and doesn’t tell us

By Emily Stewart July 28

The inflation numbers are bad — but how bad are they?

By Madeleine Ngo July 13

What the latest jobs report means

By Madeleine Ngo July 8

How will we know if we’re in a recession?

By Madeleine Ngo July 7

The biggest myths about gas prices

By Rebecca Leber June 27

The bad vibes economy

By Emily Stewart June 8

The stock market’s panicking, but you don’t have to

By Emily Stewart May 11

Have we been thinking about economic growth all wrong?

By Dylan Matthews May 2

“Be ready”: Why investors are worried our pandemic boom is about to end

By Peter Kafka April 20

How I (and US policymakers) got inflation wrong

By Dylan Matthews April 13

Yup, the Russian oil ban means gas prices are going to suck

By Emily Stewart March 8

Inflation, explained by eggs

By Emily Stewart March 2