President Trump plans to nominate economist Brett Matsumoto to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, elevating a career ...

Congress, the president, drug manufacturers and insurers are all confronting forces that make inaction increasingly risky. Three external pressures will drive change.

Visible disagreement at the Federal Reserve used to be rare. Now it’s normal and will get worse as Chair Jerome Powell’s term ...

The Trump administration has unleashed a barrage of attacks on the Federal Reserve, including a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome H. Powell.

Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is liberalizing the economy without dismantling her predecessor’s repressive apparatus, ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill.(KWQC) - New developments involving Venezuela are drawing international attention, as experts warn the situation could have political and economic consequences well beyond the country ...

Last year was tough for many Romanians. Unfortunately, 2026 is unlikely to be easier – with a ‘perfect storm’ of economic and political pressures looming on the horizon. Romania had a tumultuous 2025, ...

In 2020, Glenn Youngkin left global investment firm The Carlyle Group, where he was co-CEO, to enter the political sphere. With an estimated net worth of more than $400 million, the Republican ...

Predictions are dangerous in journalism, but the New Year holiday presents an irresistible temptation. Last week I listed some major underappreciated developments of 2025. Now it’s time to look ahead ...

Every year is eventful in South Asia. But 2025 wasn’t just turbulent; it destabilized the region structurally. This was due to the convergence of multiple shocks. Many countries in the region ...

The U.S. economy ended 2025 looking like two different countries at once. Output is roaring ahead, but jobs are barely moving. Economists say the phenomenon—a nation expanding faster than it can ...

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we look at President Trump's handling of the economy, including his tariff ...