Economics

Europe’s biggest economy could easily stop its own slide into long-term stagnation—but it would prefer not to.

The rattled stock market gets all the trade war attention, but it’s the sharp decline in China’s U.S. investments that should alarm Americans.

A transcript of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks in Paris.

Britain’s Conservatives and their Democratic Unionist Party allies aren’t the only obstacles to a deal. The EU and the Irish government are also being needlessly stubborn.

Despite Trump’s eagerness to help a post-Brexit Britain, plenty of obstacles stand in the way—and not just the usual suspects.

Data from Chinese firms shows a Beijing-dominated world would be a financial boost for autocrats.

Tokyo picked a trade brawl with Seoul—but wasn't prepared for the inevitable blowback.

Trump’s puzzling move to ratchet up tensions won’t work, experts say.

A transcript of Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying’s remarks to reporters.

Frustrated by the slow pace of trade talks, the U.S. president threatened even more tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods, rattling markets and sowing fears of slower growth.

The Trump administration’s obsession with trade threats, tariffs, and bullying both allies and rivals into submission was based on an ambitious theory. It turned out to be a fallacy.