Almost everybody was aghast when Donald Trump repeatedly and personally pounded Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over interest rates.... Read More

President Trump's public comments are preemptive positioning to blame the Fed when the next recession comes. Read More

As the Fed struggles with how fast to raise interest rates to a "neutral rate," it is handicapped by data that are giving them the wrong... Read More

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Economists may have to accept that convincing most people of the value of free trade is a losing fight. Read More

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A brief guide to recessions and what can be done about them. Read More

President Trump's tariff turmoil, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's bungled Brexit negotiations, French President Emmanuel Macron's tax... Read More

Historical data show that Congress often allocates additional funding to ease the government's transition following a closure. Read More

"There are some who say that communism is the wave of the future. Let them come to Berlin!" Read More

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The S&P 500 index just did something that a widely followed, century-old theory of market analysis would say is a sign that warns the... Read More

Amid numerous political risks, there is one important reason to be worried: profitability is concentrated in a strikingly small number of... Read More

The farm bill on Trump's desk funds programs that help make farming more accessible. Read More

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One of the great unacknowledged truths is that you only try to ban something when you're absolutely certain that someone actually wants it.... Read More

Venezuela is likely to reach a 4 million percent inflation rate before the end of the year. Meanwhile, Venezuelans struggle to survive. Read More

By undermining the World Trade Organization's judges, the United States could destroy one of its best tools to hold China accountable. Read More