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Signs Are Pointing to a Slowdown in the Housing Market—At Last
By Alana Semuels
Sri Lanka Default Hints at Trouble Ahead for Developing Nations
By Sydney Maki and Amelia Pollard / Bloomberg
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The Back Booth: An ‘Orgy of Oppo' on Madison Cawthorn and an Unprecedented Subpoena
Welcome to The Back Booth, a weekend edition of The D.C. Brief in which we host a conversation between two political pros.
By Philip Elliott
May 14, 2022
If We Want a Sustainable Future, Financial Institutions Must Hold Each Other Accountable
Finance is indispensable to the achievement of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which address issues from climate change to inequality. Without capital, no business or government can hope to achieve these goals. At COP26,...
By Hiro Mizuno
April 15, 2022
One Investment Firm's Bold Experiment to Finance the Future of American Farming
The Dwelley family has farmed the fields of Brentwood, Calif., for a century, growing organic sweet corn, cherry trees, and low, leafy green beans some 50 miles east of San Francisco. During every harvest, the...
By Maria Gallucci
April 15, 2022
Price Spikes In Asia Mean the World Is Now Facing Inflation
The region appeared to avoid the price hikes gripping the U.S. and parts of Europe until now
By Enda Curran, Michelle Jamrisko and Anup Roy / Bloomberg
April 13, 2022
How Sanctions on Russia Will Hurt—and Help—Global Economies
Barring a near-miracle, sooner or later, sanctions will cripple Russia's economy. To most economists, that seems like an open and shut case. What's more nuanced, however, is how those same bans on trading with Russia...
By Simon Constable
March 7, 2022
How Inflation Could Affect Democrats in 2022 Midterms
Rep. Cindy Axne’s position on inflation has taken a sharp turn since ice cream season. Over the summer, when a constituent asked the Iowa District 3 Congresswoman if she was “concerned about the rising gas...
By Abby Vesoulis
February 28, 2022
How Gen Z Baristas Are Spreading the Starbucks Unionization Effort
Joseph Nappi is a 20-year-old Starbucks barista and Cleveland State University political science major. He’s also learning how to be a union organizer. “My family is a union family,” Nappi says. His late grandfather was...
By Liz Garone
February 18, 2022
U.S. Inflation Hits 40-Year High After Larger-Than-Forecast Gain
U.S. consumer prices surged in January by more than expected, sending the annual inflation rate to a fresh four-decade high and adding more urgency to the Federal Reserve’s plans to start raising interest rates. The...
By Reade Pickert / Bloomberg
February 10, 2022
There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Buy a Home, Poll of U.S. Households Shows
High housing prices, increased concerns about job stability and rising mortgage rates are deterring potential homebuyers
By Alex Tanzi / Bloomberg
February 7, 2022
How America Saved Millions of Dogs—By Moving Them
The dusty white cargo plane stood out among the gleaming corporate jets, as did its passengers: 48 barking dogs, newly arrived at the private air terminal at Hanscom Field, outside of Boston. They had left...
By Andrew Blum
February 3, 2022
Sharing Personal Stories Won't Move the Needle on Paid Family Leave. Talking About Money Might
As Omicron spreads across the nation, some schools are going virtual and an unprecedented number of people are testing positive and needing to take time at home to recover or care for loved ones. As...
By Katherine Goldstein
January 18, 2022
World Bank Cuts Global Growth Forecast Due to COVID-19 Case Surge, Supply Chain Disruptions
Global gross domestic product will probably increase 4.1% this year, less than a 4.3% forecast in June, the report said
By Ana Monteiro and Eric Martin/Bloomberg
January 11, 2022
4 Charts That Explain the Wild U.S. Economy
The U.S. economy ended up in a weird place in 2021. Consumers were eager to spend money, but couldn’t get their purchases because supply chains were haywire. Wages rose as workers resigned. Prices, meanwhile, soared...
By Emily Barone
December 28, 2021
The Conservative Case For Prison Reform
Jeremy Cady and I first met on the plush green grass in front of the Missouri Capitol. It was the spring of 2009, and once a week or so a group of capitol staffers, reporters,...
By Tony Messenger
December 23, 2021
It's Time for a New Progressive Era, With Informal Workers at the Center
Informal work is the essential service that billions of people give to a world that barely notices.
By Darren Walker and Sally Roever
November 25, 2021
Biden Taps Fed Reserve Chief Jerome Powell for Second Term
Powell has historically received bipartisan support and faces what will likely be a smooth confirmation in the Senate
By Craig Torres and Nancy Cook/Bloomberg
November 22, 2021
Meet the Women Leading the Global Fight for Workers' Rights in the Informal Economy
The pandemic has hit informal workers particularly hard
By Eloise Barry
November 17, 2021
Rich Men Agreed to Fund a Failing City. Some Say They Made It Worse
The Foundation for Excellence funds the Kalamazoo city budget, a situation critics say empowers the Foundation's rich founders and threatens democracy
By Alana Semuels/Kalamazoo, Michigan
November 4, 2021
Child Tax Credit Was a Lifeline to My Special-Needs Sons
The pandemic has brought to light a harsh reality that many who have endured poverty, especially with children, already knew: our current systems fail those who find themselves in difficult economic circumstances. People fall through...
By Jennifer Dickman
November 2, 2021
Modern Capitalism Needs a Revolution to Undo the Damage It Has Caused
Capitalism stands at a crossroads and we must find the best way forward, writes Ronald Cohen
By Ronald Cohen
November 1, 2021
Young People Are Leaving Their Jobs in Record Numbers—And Not Going Back
Life for Whitney Green looks a little different these days. She wakes up to the sounds of Rome: scooter engines echoing off cobblestones, the lilting chatter of café patrons collecting their morning espresso shots. She...
By Raisa Bruner
October 29, 2021
High Inflation Expected Through Mid-2022
The current situation reflects “temporary” pain, she said
By Linus Chua / Bloomberg
October 24, 2021
Bitcoin's Risk and Reward for Black Investors
“We can operate on an even playing field in the digital world”
By JANELL ROSS / WASHINGTON, D.C.
October 15, 2021
What the History of Money Says About Its Future
We may be on the cusp of a currency shift now
By Jacob Goldstein
October 15, 2021
American Consumer Delinquencies Hit Record Low Amid Recovery
It's at the lowest level since the American Bankers Association started collecting data in 1993
By Zijia Song / Bloomberg
October 14, 2021
IMF Board Keeps Georgieva as Chief After Data Scandal Review
Kristalina Georgieva will remain as head of the International Monetary Fund after the lender’s board reviewed accusations that she improperly influenced a World Bank ranking of China’s business climate. The fate of Georgieva—a Bulgarian economist...
By Eric Martin and Saleha Mohsin / Bloomberg
October 12, 2021
David Card Shares Nobel Prize in Economics for Natural Experiments
The award, this year shared between three economists, chimes with a focus of the academy on real-world applications of the economics discipline in recent years
By Niclas Rolander / Bloomberg
October 11, 2021
More Men Than Women Are Now Single
Almost a third of adult single men live with a parent
By Belinda Luscombe
October 5, 2021
Latino Entrepreneurs Were Among the Hardest Hit by the Pandemic. Now They Could Spur the Economic Recovery
Jaime Macias could hardly have opened his bar and restaurant, Jaime’s Place, at a worse time. In the weeks before his scheduled grand opening in October 2020, COVID-19 ran rampant through San Antonio. Restrictions had...
By Jasmine Aguilera/San Antonio , Andrew R. Chow and Mariah Espada
October 1, 2021
The U.S. Is Losing the Global Race on Digital Currency
"I don’t think the U.S. is aware there is a race"
By Dion Rabouin
September 21, 2021
Melinda French Gates: Our Economy Is Powered by Caregivers. That’s Why It’s Time for National Paid Leave
“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity,” a member of Congress told me earlier this summer. We were talking about the chance to pass a desperately needed, long overdue national paid family and medical leave law. After...
By Melinda French Gates
September 20, 2021
IMF Managing Director Called Out on 'Pressure' to Boost China's Ranking in Economic Report
The World Bank, in a probe of its “Doing Business” report, found such serious ethics issues that it decided to abandon the series entirely, a statement showed.
By Eric Martin / Bloomberg
September 16, 2021
Inside the Nation's Largest Guaranteed Income Experiment
One evening in early June, Leo and his family were able to enjoy a treat they hadn’t experienced in months: a sit-down meal at a restaurant. At a fried chicken chain in a Compton, California...
By Abby Vesoulis/Compton, CA and Abigail Abrams
September 16, 2021
Christine Lagarde and Klaus Schwab Discuss How to Overcome the World's Greatest Challenges
The president of the ECB and the founder of the World Economic Forum discuss climate change, economic recovery and digital currencies
By TIME Staff
September 1, 2021
This Startup Has a Mission to Fight Student Debt
The startup Mos, founded by a Tunisian human rights activist, wants to teach college-bound students the financial skills they didn't learn in school
By Katie Reilly
September 1, 2021
Research Shows Working From Home Doesn’t Work. Here’s How Employers Should Tackle the Problem
Working from home doesn’t work for many workers. Employers need to tackle the problem with a new model, writes Mimi Nguyen
By Mimi Nguyen
August 13, 2021
How China Is Using AI to Fuel the Next Industrial Revolution
"AI is the engine fueling the fourth industrial revolution. China is at the forefront in manifesting this change"
By Kai-Fu Lee
August 11, 2021
How a New Deal for Global Taxation Might Save Democracy
Every year, multinational corporations divert some $1.38 trillion in profits away from the countries where they were made to places with much lower, or even zero, corporate tax rates. And while much of this is...
By Malcolm Turnbull
August 11, 2021
Big Tech Is Coming to Small Towns, but at What Cost?
Data centers run by Facebook, Google and other tech companies are expanding across the U.S., promising jobs and tax revenue but rarely delivering
By Alana Semuels
August 4, 2021
What Women Owe Each Other on Black Women's Equal Pay Day
The wage gap is often described as a pay and opportunity difference between white men and all women. But once you know the history, it's clear that the gap between groups of women is just as important—and that white women share an obligation to address it
By Janell Ross
August 3, 2021
Biden’s Last-Ditch Effort to Stop Evictions Frustrates Allies
The President faces criticism from some of his allies for not acting sooner to prevent what they view as an imminent housing crisis
By Nancy Cook and MacKenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg
July 30, 2021
Inside the Quest to Distribute Billions in Rental Assistance Before Eviction Moratoriums Expire
Katrina Dennis, 51, was so sure she would be evicted from her Phoenix, Arizona rental home that she had already started packing to move in with family. The pandemic cost Dennis her airline customer relations...
By Abby Vesoulis
July 23, 2021
Surprise Jump in Unemployment Claims Shows U.S. Labor Market Churn
The rise in initial jobless claims reflected outsize increases in four states—Michigan, Texas, Kentucky and Missouri
By Peyton Forte and Olivia Rockeman / Bloomberg
July 22, 2021
It's Not So Easy to Boycott Men
A record number of women run Fortune 500 companies. But they only make up 8.2% of the list.
By Alana Semuels
July 21, 2021
How 7 Parents Will Use New Child Tax Credit
It felt like Christmas in July for more than 35 million American families this week, when they began receiving a collective $15 billion in their bank accounts in the form of expanded child tax credits....
By Abby Vesoulis
July 16, 2021
IRS Is Close to Breaking Point as Child Tax Credits Roll Out
With new responsibilities doling out COVID-19 relief and child tax credits, the understaffed, underfunded IRS is falling dangerously behind
By Abby Vesoulis
June 29, 2021
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