Economic events

How immigrants are helping keep job growth hot while inflation cools

Immigration — both authorized and unauthorized — has helped the U.S. job market sustain a fiery run in recent months…

How to invest in India, the world’s fastest-growing major economy

India has been dubbed the “perfect” emerging market to invest in, but it can be tricky for those outside the…

War, what war? Putin looks to woo new business partners willing to overlook its invasion of Ukraine

Russia’s annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to be known as the country’s “Davos” in a nod to the…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election shortfall leaves Wall Street scrambling

A stunning political setback for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has business executives in the country furiously making calls, trying to better…

Biden’s new immigration executive order could tighten labor markets, but ease supply chain bottlenecks

President Joe Biden’s new executive order tightening asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border could have the double-edged economic effect of…

Modi’s party loses majority in shock India election result

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to seek power-sharing agreements for a historic third term in power, with his…

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as the country’s first-ever female president

Mexico’s left-leaning climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum has secured enough votes to become the Latin American country’s first-ever female president. The…

Wall Street ponders what happens to booming private credit market when you-know-what hits the fan

The explosion of private credit has been met with a whole host of concerns, but among the louder ones more…

Shock summer election in Britain predicted to deliver ‘historic’ result

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ended months of speculation this week by announcing a national election on July 4, as…

Most Americans falsely think the U.S. is in recession, poll shows

More than half of Americans think the United States is in an economic recession, although gross domestic product has been…