The Federal Reserve, a government agency responsible for keeping the American economy stable, sets the federal funds rate.

Structural adjustment programmes underlying firstly IMF, and then later on World Bank were fundamentally based on two models – the ‘Polak model’ and the ‘Swan-Salter model’ – developed during the ...

The Democrats’ “affordability” finger-pointing is designed to avoid electoral accountability for causing the problem.

The Warsh pick should help stabilize the dollar some and reduce (though not eliminate) the asymmetric risk of deep extended dollar weakness by challenging debasement trades – which is also why gold ...

As the neoliberal 'Washington consensus' collapses, an attempt to reheat orthodox Keynesianism as a response is found wanting ...

A cooling labor market, rising long-term unemployment, and trade-policy uncertainty point to slower hiring and tougher employment conditions in 2026.

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week, remaining at historically healthy levels despite recent high-profile layoff announcements ...

Germany’s unemployment rate held steady in the last month of 2025, though actual jobless numbers inched higher, signaling an economy that still lacks momentum. The seasonally adjusted unemployment ...

Congress is debating major funding bills that would avoid another of those phony government “shutdowns” now scheduled for ...

President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn ...

If you follow what presents itself as “reporting” these days, you have likely heard about a 5-year-old boy in Minneapolis who was used as “bait” to get his father, who ...