Stories by Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley
Chief Economics Correspondent
By Scott Horsley
Alan Greenspan, the legendary former Federal Reserve chair, dies
Scott Horsley | Jun 22, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC
During his chairmanship, Greenspan was celebrated as possibly the best central banker in history. But later, his reputation was tarnished by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
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Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady and hints at rate hike later this yearScott Horsley | Jun 17, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
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Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?Scott Horsley | Jun 12, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
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Inflation tops 4% for the first time in 3 years on spike in gasoline pricesScott Horsley | Jun 10, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC
Social Security funds could run short by 2032, program's Trustees warn
A trust fund that helps to finance Social Security benefits is expected to run out of money in less than seven years — unless Congress acts to patch the system before that.
Scott Horsley | Jun 9, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC
The U.S. adds 172,000 jobs. Many are in restaurants, bars and hotels
U.S. employers added jobs for the third month in a row in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. But wage gains softened and likely failed to keep pace with rising prices.
Scott Horsley | Jun 5, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC
More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic
Food insecurity affects more families now than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Scott Horsley | May 27, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC
Summer electric bills sizzle as the cost of cooling climbs
The temperature is climbing, and so are people's utility bills. Rising electricity prices and hotter-than-usual weather could make it especially costly to stay cool this summer.
Scott Horsley | May 23, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as next chair of the Federal Reserve
Warsh has argued there's room for the central bank to lower interest rates, but that could be challenging at a time of rising inflation.
Scott Horsley | May 13, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
