They Graduated Into the ‘Bleakest Job Market.’ Now It’s Their Children’s Turn. on May 20, 2026 at 1:39 pm

The New York Times profiled young job seekers in 1991. Today, their own children are entering a work force in flux.

Inflation Fears Cloud G7 Economic Agenda as Iran War Persists on May 19, 2026 at 4:29 pm

The United States and Europe were at odds over the Trump administration’s decision to ease oil sanctions on Russia.

G7 Finance Ministers Look to Contain Iran Economic Fallout on May 18, 2026 at 5:04 pm

Top policymakers were expected to discuss rising energy prices and sanctions policy at a critical summit in Paris this week.

Edmund Phelps, Who Upended the Way We View Inflation, Dies at 92 on May 18, 2026 at 3:50 pm

He won a Nobel in 2006 for challenging the conventional wisdom among economists that higher inflation was a necessary price to pay for low unemployment.

China Indicates Tariffs Were Discussed at Trump Summit on May 16, 2026 at 11:25 pm

China’s Ministry of Commerce said Saturday that the countries had struck a preliminary agreement to reduce some tariffs, seemingly contradicting statements by President Trump

Trump Touts ‘Fantastic Trade Deals’ With China, but Details Are Scarce on May 15, 2026 at 9:51 am

The president left Beijing following a summit with China, during which the two countries sought to stabilize their economic and political relations.

Trump’s Iran War is Punishing America’s Working Class on May 14, 2026 at 3:00 pm

Higher fuel prices are a burden on low-income families.

A Fact Check of Trump’s Claims on Inflation and Gas Prices in Iran War on May 14, 2026 at 1:00 pm

He has minimized soaring gas prices, rising inflation and the American economy’s need for the Strait of Hormuz.

What People in China Say of Trump on May 14, 2026 at 12:16 pm

Residents in four Chinese cities described a mixture of amusement and anger, blaming U.S. tensions for a slowing economy and rising fuel prices.

What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit on May 13, 2026 at 7:01 pm

Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders.