U.S. food inflation has cooled sharply from its pandemic-era peak — but the latest data come with an unusual warning label.
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Five Charts That Defined How the U.S. Economy Shifted in 2025
In 2025, the U.S. economy didn’t simply cool or rebound but changed in ways that were visible in the data itself.
A shutdown distorted inflation, tariffs reset global trade, U.S. debt buyers quietly swapped places, and food prices surged. I pick five charts that captured how policy and politics reshaped the American economy in 2025.
U.S. inflation slows to 2.7% in November, but data is distorted by shutdown
U.S. inflation cooled sharply in November, but the 2.7 percent reading is not considered official after a government shutdown forced changes in how the CPI was calculated.
The Fed cuts interest rate for second time in 2025
Persistently high inflation makes this reduction a tricky one. The interest rate cut is the first in Trump’s second term as well as the first in 2025.