Economy (page 4)

The German Constitutional Court might think so, and it might be right—and that would spell trouble.

Congress and the Biden administration need a re-employment strategy that puts workers first.

Though the impending emerging market debt crisis may be predictable, it may not be avoidable.

Several of the world’s most indebted countries seem to think they can grow their way out of any amount of debt. Good luck.

With global financial markets awash in cheap credit, Italy is issuing zero-interest bonds and hoping that it can somehow avoid fiscal calamity.

How to understand the massive transfer in wealth to the top 1 percent—and what to do about it.

The country was already in trouble before COVID-19. Now a currency crisis seems unavoidable.

The bank’s single mandate of price stability could create more economic instability in the long run.

How do you address a recession, a strengthening currency, a precarious banking sector, and deflation all at the same time?

But as Congress and the administration consider next steps, the fear of welfarism is colliding with sound policy and the principle of fairness.