After Thomas Sargent learned on Monday morning that he and colleague Christopher Sims had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2011, the 68-year-old New York University professor struck an aw ...

TORONTO—Combating climate change is often presented as a zero-sum game—we’re told we can either protect the environment or further the economy, but never both. Clean technology companies are ...

Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath, the first deputy managing director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will step down from her role at the global organisation in August to rejoin ...

I remember my professor of economic history David S. Landes often talking about Joel Mokyr, who won the Nobel Prize in economics earlier this month. They must have been good friends. Professor Landes ...

As economic security policies gain ground across major APEC economies, the forum has remained largely silent on the issue. While framed as national security, these policies often undermine the liberal ...

Good news indicators on inflation, the job market and economy may be overshadowing the struggles faced by many consumers as ...

November is financial literacy month and there was no hiding from scary economic news, even for high school students. "I can see the prices going up in terms of the food that I buy, the clothing that ...

BNPL services have become an enduring part of the US economy. That might not be a good sign. For consumers weighing a purchasing decision, buy now, pay later services like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay ...

SINGAPORE – Oil hovered near US$86 a barrel Friday as economic growth in China, the world’s second-largest crude consumer, slowed in the second quarter to a three-year low. China said its gross ...