Economic events

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…

Meet the leaders of the Trump era’s new conservative economic populism

This reported column is Part Two of Eamon Javers’ two-part series on the new, conservative economic populism gaining ground among…

Trump-allied Republicans are changing the GOP’s approach to labor, free markets and regulation

This reported column is Part One of Eamon Javers’ two-part series on the new, conservative economic populism gaining ground among…

Behind America’s divided economy: Booming luxury travel and a jump in ‘relief’ loans

At American Express, consumers are continuing to open high-fee credit cards and splurge on luxuries like travel. But for lending…

UK economy emerges from recession with 0.6% growth in first quarter

The U.K. economy has emerged from recession as gross domestic product rose 0.6% in the first quarter, official figures showed…