Peter Schiff and Donald Trump represent opposing views on inflation, one grounded in official data, the other in consumer ...

President Donald Trump’s second term has rocked the boat thus far when it comes to U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia. The April 2 “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariff announcements not only threw the ...

Subsidies and tariffs won't spur a manufacturing revival. True American industrial strength rests on productivity, innovation and competition.

The good news is that the first 20 years of the millennium saw overall increases in economic freedom around the world—with continuous improvement through the second decade. The bad news is that not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. Government corruption of any magnitude is a problem. It erodes ...

“Flying blind amidst heavy fog is a dangerous proposition,” one economist said about the risks of a lapse in official statistics. By Ben Casselman The monthly jobs report on Friday is expected to ...

Government shutdowns can be political earthquakes that paralyze Washington, DC. But for the economy, shutdowns are often barely a blip. Whatever economic damage occurs during that time tends to be ...

New York Fed's Williams says 'modestly restrictive' policy is currently appropriate Williams also says there is no hurry to change rates Fed's Waller explains dissent on balance sheet policy March 21 ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended late Wednesday.

Business groups are expressing concern that the ongoing government shutdown is having negative impacts on economic activity and the ability of firms to operate and grow. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce ...

Federal agencies said they would not release some key data during the shutdown. The government shutdown halted the release of key economic data, choking off the flow of information as some experts ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japan's economic revitalisation minister, Minoru Kiuchi, called on the central bank ...