WSJ survey reveals forecasters think inflation, Federal Reserve rate increases and debt will keep borrowing costs higher for longer By Matt Grossman and Anthony DeBarros Some economic shocks look like bumps in the road...

LIVERPOOL -- Catherine Wieland got on Britain's welfare rolls in 2021. With a history of emotional trauma, she was too anxious to go outside or carry out simple tasks like washing herself, she told the government. Soon,...

Some economic shocks look like bumps in the road -- tariffs, to which businesses adjust, or a war with Iran that raises oil prices temporarily. But economists increasingly believe that higher U.S. interest rates will def...

The survey's headline index fell to 46.3 in its preliminary October reading, versus 48.1 in September By Matt Grossman Consumers' mood has darkened in October, according to the University of Michigan's monthly survey....

Can you hear me now? Stock futures are pointing higher to end a bumpy week, but not shares of telecom giants after the world's richest man made a move to enter that established business. Elon Musk's SpaceX is bidding for...

Are you an American who's enjoying the spectacle of the very Gallic rioting in France? Resist the temptation to gloat. We aren't so different. What's happening in the streets of Paris and other cities is about fiscal po...

The run-up in prices has cooled from four years ago, but voters are still paying more By Owen Tucker-Smith Four years ago, in the run-up to the last midterm elections, prices were rising more than twice as quickly as t...

Four years ago, in the run-up to the last midterm elections, prices were rising more than twice as quickly as they are now. President Trump has repeatedly reminded voters of the 2022 inflation rate, blaming high prices o...

In an interview, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said he is open to negotiation but will do 'whatever it takes' to get the budget through By Stacy Meichtry and Noemie Bisserbe PARIS -- France's finance minister...

It's easy to scoff at French rioting as its national past time, but what's unfolding now is different. France is approaching its most serious crisis in decades, and the disorder in the streets may be only the start. Ost...