As financial markets reeled and diplomatic tensions flared over President Donald Trump’s surprise move to slap 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, U.S. Vice President JD Vance stepped in over the weekend with a message of reassurance aimed at preventing further escalation.

As finance ministers and central bankers head to Washington for the annual IMF and World Bank fall meetings, the tone is more anxious than optimistic.

France’s political drama sent tremors through markets earlier in the week - but by Friday, investors appeared to breathe a sigh of relief.

The global semiconductor industry is on the brink of fresh turmoil as tensions between the United States and China reignite a technology trade war with sweeping consequences.

The longest-running economic experiment in the world’s largest economy - the Federal Reserve’s post-pandemic soft landing - has just hit a wall of silence.

American consumers appear to be maintaining a cautious outlook this October, according to the latest preliminary report from the University of Michigan.

Japan’s yen is back under pressure, slipping to an eight-month low around ¥153 per dollar as markets test the government’s tolerance for further depreciation.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. deficit is shrinking relative to the size of the economy, proof, he argues, that President Donald Trump’s fiscal policies are cutting debt without slowing growth.

A smaller labor force is quietly changing the math behind America’s employment stability.

A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston suggests that U.S. households may be growing increasingly skeptical of the Fed’s ability to rein in inflation — and that shift in perception could complicate the central bank’s policy path far more than recent price surges did.

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr has struck a notably cautious tone on the U.S. economy, saying that policymakers face a delicate balancing act as inflation lingers and consumer demand shows little sign of slowing.