Remittances ‘more important than aid’ as Africa turns to stablecoins
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, economist Vera Songwe pointed to remittances and inflation hedging as key drivers of stabl...
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Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, economist Vera Songwe pointed to remittances and inflation hedging as key drivers of stabl...
While surveys show Americans worry Social Security will run out of money, benefits will continue, one economist says.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicts that first-quarter economic growth will heat up to 5%. But sustaining that pace won't be easy, economists s...
A major agenda item for President Trump's second term has been tariffs. The president has used levies against countries that have opposed his economic or national security priorities. A new study by economists at the Kiel Institute for the World Econ...
“Of course we want affordability,” Dimon said during an interview with the Economist at the World Economic Forum. But the 10% cap “would be a [s...
The U.K. inflation rate rose to 3.4% in December, above forecasts of 3.3% from economists polled by Reuters.
President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately wea...
The headline rate of unemployment was 5.1% in September through November, higher than expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.
Newly minted Ph.D.s tend to work for universities, government agencies and big white-collar companies. It’s not a great hiring time for any of them.
Last year, economists slashed expectations amid tariffs and other Trump policies. The latest survey shows those concerns have largely receded.