History has shown that the economy typically rebounds from a shutdown within a couple of months. But each day it drags on brings a greater risk that the economy won’t just bend, it will start to break ...

America’s economy and stock market keep growing, buoyed by robust consumer spending and AI mega-growth. But hiring is at a standstill, inflation is rising, loan defaults are abundant and Americans ...

The extraordinary trade war President Donald Trump unleashed has been taking a toll on both the Chinese and American economies. While China’s economy is in a far more precarious state, mostly due to ...

There is a perception on Wall Street that “underneath strong economic numbers, there are crevasses of credit and valuation risks that are deepening and broadening,” wrote Macquarie strategists Viktor ...

President Donald Trump has spent much of the year urging the Federal Reserve to deliver aggressive rate cuts in order to boost the economy. But the government shutdown ironically threatens the very ...

Argentine President Javier Milei’s party cruised to victory in midterm legislative elections as voters handed him a mandate ...

Data-driven insights and thought leadership help CEOs and policymakers shape the future of the Asia-Pacific economy.

Financial markets kicked off the week by gleefully cheering the weekend’s headlines that trade talks between the United States and China went smoothly. Just weeks earlier, Trump had threatened to ...

The Federal Reserve was widely expected to lower interest rates by a quarter point in order to support the waning job market.

The Trump administration’s search for who will lead the Federal Reserve next year is well underway, and there are five people on the short list to become the most powerful figure in the US economy.

Vice President JD Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that Americans could face a travel “disaster” as Thanksgiving approaches next month without an end in sight to the ...

The stock market rally has already defied expectations this year, shrugging off geopolitical strife, economic uncertainty and global trade tensions to reach fresh record highs. Some analysts say the ...