Economics

CFPB’s new leadership begins staff purge with dozens of...

The terminations have sowed more confusion at the bureau, as several of those be...

British bank Barclays posts 2024 pretax profit hike, la...

British bank Barclays posted a rise in full-year pre-tax profit that came in jus...

Germany's second-largest lender Commerzbank to cut 3,90...

Commerzbank announced it will eliminate 3,900 full-time positions by 2028, large...

Sanctions are sinking Russia’s flagship gas project

Whether that lasts is up to Donald Trump

Ireland’s government has an unusual problem: too much m...

A tax windfall has added to already overflowing coffers

Economists need new indicators of economic misery

Existing measures of discomfort are failing to predict elections

What does America’s next treasury secretary believe?

We take a look at the leading contenders for the job

Trump wastes no time in reigniting trade wars

Canada and Mexico look likely to suffer

How Trump, Starmer and Macron can avoid a debt crunch

With deficits soaring, their finance ministers will have to be smart

What Scott Bessent’s appointment means for the Trump ad...

The president-elect’s nominee for treasury secretary faces a gruelling job

What Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders get wrong about cr...

Forget interest rates. Rewards are the real problem

Why Black Friday sales grow more annoying every year

Nobody is to blame. Everyone suffers

Should investors just give up on stocks outside America?

No, but it is getting a lot harder to keep the faith

Is China really a nation of slackers?

A new survey raises the question

Donald Trump’s gas war is about to begin

It could annoy some of his most loyal supporters

How to make Elon Musk’s budget-slashing dreams come true

We offer some suggestions

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