New York Fed president John Williams signals support for quarter-point interest rate cuts
Unreliable suppliers can modify devices, yet companies devote few resources to verifying the origin of components
Strong US jobs data is likely to add to other forces to keep the currency strong
Case pits the world’s largest burger chain against Cargill, JBS, National Beef and Tyson Foods
Industrial rivalry and tensions with China frame a confused debate about the pressures of globalisation
And rising long yields
Non-partisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget warns of heightened risk of ‘an eventual fiscal crisis’
Progress has been made at home, but what comes next abroad will make a big difference
Eurozone household sentiment diverges from American counterparts, whose buoyant spending is fuelling growth
Washington weighs more tariffs on imports after flood of Chinese panels drove global prices to record lows
Figure prompts traders to increase bets Federal Reserve will slow pace of interest rate cuts
Workers will return under deal to extend contract until January 15 and avert billions in economic damage
The many ways in which the big blocs can make it hard to stay non-aligned
Downturns don’t have to be extreme events to affect markets
The American market is too small to give Washington leverage over Chinese software in EVs
The data behind the Teamsters’ refusal to endorse a candidate may be more widespread than we think
Don’t rely on easy r* narratives
The powerful longshoremen president has closed eastern and southern US docks
Business estimates stoppage could cost nearly $5bn a day after ‘impasse’ over wages and automation
There are reasons to expect real rates to go even higher
Central banks are in cutting mode — but how fast they will lower interest rates remains unclear
Stock markets are roaring but political volatility and social tensions make some investors see the US as a risk to be hedged against
US central bank chair expresses ‘growing confidence’ of soft landing for economy
Traditional neighbourhood games are losing out as youth sport becomes a multibillion-dollar industry
Kamala Harris is betting a somewhat vague, yet pragmatic approach on the economic front will work where it matters
