Pessimism has become both widespread and persistent. In America consumer sentiment is near its lowest on record. Across ...

President Donald Trump believes US companies can revive Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry, benefiting both that nation and America. But even if that happens, it would be a fraction of changes ...

President Donald Trump’s recent commentary on the economy is drawing plenty of comparisons to then-President Joe Biden’s. In his most dismissive remarks on the topic to date, Trump ratcheted up his ...

When Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he likely did not consider that the war he was starting would last for years. That war has cost Moscow a lot of men and material ...

Rachel Reeves faced a difficult balancing act as she addressed the Labour faithful in Liverpool today. Ahead of what many see as a make-or-break budget next month, the chancellor needed “to assure her ...

President Trump blames his opponents for economic problems and claims only he can fix them. Economic indicators like rising prices, slowing growth and increasing unemployment contradict Trump's claims ...

Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve’s policy decisions in recent years have exacerbated economic inequality in America, and some of the central bank’s policymakers say it’s not a problem they can ...

New York and California are struggling economically — and if things get worse in those states, they could take the whole U.S. economy down with them. The two states, it must be noted, aren’t doing as ...

A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth slowed and affordability challenges are mounting. A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth ...

President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress of his second term was full of the same. Just more of him blaming former President Joe Biden for everything bad and making fairytale promises about ...

President Trump says he is going to "make America affordable again." It's a pledge he made frequently during the campaign. And now, after dropping it from his lexicon for more than eight months, he's ...