The following is an excerpt from John Blank, Ph.D's latest Economic Outlook report. Click on this link for the full PDF. U.S. consumer demand has softened due to affordability constraints tightening, ...

A broad-based upturn in global cyclical activity has been underway since the end of Q3 2025. The question is whether the upturn will falter in the face of the energy price shock from the war ...

Moving beyond the failures of the Trump administration, the United States will need to embrace a strategy for fighting the ...

Africa faces one of its most crowded electoral calendars this year at a time of shrinking global tolerance for political risk, turning the ballot box ­into a policy credibility test for investors ...

The tracker covers fifty-four large countries—mainly those that target inflation in some manner. Tightening policy is indicated in red, loosening in blue. The more a country has raised (lowered) rates ...

Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how risks to financial stability are shifting as hedge funds and private credit play a ...

Economists are beginning to flirt with a revolutionary idea - that the New Zealand economy might be able to grow and prosper without the traditional leg-up from the housing market ...

Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki discusses the challenges of setting monetary policy in a world where supply-side developments are important drivers of inflation.

GDP data for 2025, this slideshow spotlights five sovereign states with the lightest public debt burdens, then contrasts them with three countries flagged for debt distress, arrears, or restructuring ...

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said she believes monetary policy is in a good place for rates to stay on hold. Based on her forecast, the Fed could err on the side of patience as it assesses the ...

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Neel T. Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, defended Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, in an interview. He also said interest rates should be held steady this month. By ...