Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agree on virtually nothing, but they agree that the federal government should be doing more to make life more affordable.
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A new study finds that immigrants contribute about $2.2 trillion annually to the US economy, and that might be an undercount.
What a century of US presidential elections tells us about the impact of the economy on voting.
Research suggests that tariffs can increase dependence on foreign manufacturing.
The US election will come down to the results in a handful of key states - and polling indicates it will be very close.
Fed policymakers will be paying close attention to the latest data as their next policy meeting draws nearer.
Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to continue the social policies of her predecessor and mentor Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
An anthropologist who studies polarization asked people why they supported Trump. Here’s what they said about immigration, the economy and his ‘bull in a china shop’ style.
The relatively large rate cut signals that the Fed is shifting its focus from fighting inflation to supporting the labor market, an economist explains.
The Democratic nominee has received a sizeable bounce following her strong performance in the presidential debate.
Trump has a poor track record on trade, inflation and taxes but the area of biggest economic concern if he is re-elected president would come from his rejection of climate change.
Global stock market chaos sparks major crypto sell-off.
Slowing job growth should come as no surprise.
Now that President Biden has pulled out of the race, let’s look at the numbers we have for a Harris vs Trump contest.
Polling hasn’t improved for the UK’s Conservatives throughout the campaign. meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron appears to be heading for electoral disaster.
Most efforts to project how well a candidate will do in an election are based largely on factors over which presidents have little to no control.
Some experts are suggesting the economy should be measured in ways the public recognise.
As of 2022, only Nigeria and Sudan had lower trade-to-GDP ratios.
A gap has opened up between inflation in the US compared to other regions like Europe and China.
Washington and Beijing have flashpoints to negotiate, but appear to be choosing to do this through diplomacy, for now.
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