Our blog’s Chart of the Week series tracked how the global economy evolved in 2025, with the top five charts highlighting some of the key issues shaping economic and policy discussions.

A reordering of the rules of trade, set on top of transformational change in technology, demographics and climate, is ...

Because the U.S. has the world's largest economy, fluctuations in America's interest rates affect much more than domestic ...

WASHINGTON, DC - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Titled "Policy Pivot, Rising Threats," the IMF’s key forecasts and themes ...

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WASHINGTON Russia’s once formidable grip on the global economy is slipping as countries move rapidly to reduce relianc ...

Discover what the World Economic Forum (WEF) does, its annual Davos meeting, and its significant impact on global economic, social, and environmental issues.

Ho-hum! The Federal Reserve’s policy-setting Open Market Committee met for its eighth and final time this year. It decided to ...

The 55 th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum opened this week with a powerful message and all-encompassing themes. Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum Founder and Chairman of the Board of ...

Central banks have embarked on austere monetary policy to crush inflation. Worries about the financial system, from bond markets to commercial property to the health of the banks, are ever-present.

Contrary to what a booming stock market might be suggesting, troubles are coming to the world economy not as single spies but in battalions. The United States has a major public finance and commercial ...