Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pressed the administration's desire for lower interest rates, saying they are the key to future economic growth. "Cutting interest rates will have a tangible impact on ...

HAVANA — The ripple effects from the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday could make their way quickly here, devastating this island that has been in a yearslong economic crisis.

So, yeah, you should probably take economic forecasts with a grain — heck, a giant heap — of salt. All that said … It's still interesting to get a sense of what professional forecasters are predicting ...

This is part two of our Forum feature about what the media is getting wrong when it reports on the economy. Part two, because you, our readers, had a lot to say. Specifically, we asked you about what ...

Mr. El-Erian is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the chief economic adviser at Allianz. The global economy faced many hurdles in 2025. The U.S. government ...

For the greater part of the last decade, the United States and China have been locked in a cold war, fought as fiercely over economic and technology advantages as over military advantages. In ...

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The U.S. economy's resilience in 2025 is expected to carry over when the calendar turns to 2026, with growth expected to accelerate as tax cuts and more favorable financial conditions take hold and ...

President Donald Trump never misses an opportunity to criticize his predecessor about the economy, alleging former President Joe Biden caused an inflation crisis. But some of Trump’s economic ...

The American economy at the end of 2025 looks very different from a year ago. Tariffs are higher, AI occupies a greater share of overall spending, and the federal government under President Donald ...

Economic momentum is building under President Donald Trump, but translating those gains into political advantage will require sharper messaging, economist Stephen Moore said, as voters remain ...