Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.
Horsley spent a decade on the White House beat, covering both the Trump and Obama administrations. Before that, he was a San Diego-based business reporter for NPR, covering fast food, gasoline prices, and the California electricity crunch of 2000. He also reported from the Pentagon during the early phases of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Before joining NPR in 2001, Horsley worked for NPR Member stations in San Diego and Tampa, as well as commercial radio stations in Boston and Concord, New Hampshire. Horsley began his professional career as a production assistant for NPR's Morning Edition.
Horsley earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and an MBA from San Diego State University. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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Shoppers are still spending, just a little less freely than before as inflation remains higher than ideal and keeps interest rates similarly high.
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The Labor Department is delivering a report card on inflation. The Federal Reserve has said it wants more evidence that price increases are easing before it starts cutting interest rates.
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Chicken wings are cheaper this year but chips and dips may cost you more. Here's a playbook for seeing the economy through the lens of your Super Bowl menu.
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The Labor Department also reports the unemployment rate held steady at a historically low 3.7%.
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The Federal Reserve faces a key decision this year: When to start cutting interest rates now that inflation is starting to ease? It's a call that could have a significant impact on the economy.
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Americans are starting to feel better about the economy. Public sentiment has jumped sharply in the last two months.
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The Labor Department delivered a report card on inflation Thursday. Price hikes have been cooling in recent months, and Americans are starting to take notice.
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The Labor Department delivers its final jobs report of 2023 Friday morning. The job market held up well last year, despite rising interest rates.
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Will the economy continue to bubble like freshly-popped champagne, or will we suffer a hangover from inflation and high interest rates. Forecasters expect somewhat slower growth and lower inflation.
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How did the cost of life in America change this year? Prices overall continued to climb, though more slowly than they had been. And some actually fell.