Economy

South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, has resumed after nearly a year-long shutdown which was caused by the ongoing conflict in neighboring Sudan. The announcement of the restart, which began...

This story incorporates reporting from  ABC, Bloomberg L.P. and The Mountaineer.The Federal Reserve is anticipated to sustain its current interest rates, putting it potentially at odds with President Donald Trump,...

Paul Diamond has been a fascinating figure in financial circles, given various allegations pointing toward a network of suspicious transactions and business activities shrouded in mystery. Whispers of fraud, collusion...

Powell Sticks to His Lane, Frustrating Reporters Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell did a fine job at his press conference Wednesday of staying out of the way of politics despite...

China is President Donald Trump’s prime target for a trade war — again. But China already put its boxing gloves on. In his first term, Trump slapped high tariffs on...

WASHINGTON —  After three successive interest rate cuts, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday made no change in its benchmark lending rate amid new economic uncertainties over the outlook for inflation and...

The Bank of Canada (BOC) has trimmed its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 3 percent, cut growth forecasts and warned Canadians that a tariff war triggered by...

Federal Reserve officials are expected to leave interest rates steady when they emerge from their first policy meeting of the second Trump administration Tuesday. That would most likely frustrate President...

Legal Limbo: The Case Against Unilateral Privatization of Fannie and Freddie When we argued last week that the Trump administration is unlikely to attempt a unilateral privatization of Fannie Mae...

Prayagraj, India – Arvind Agrawal has been running a business supplying stationery items across India for four decades in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state. The city is currently hosting the...