Trade

In late June, 16 Nobel economists led by former World Bank Chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz issued a letter warning that a second Trump term would have “a negative impact on America’s economic standing in the world and a destabilizing effect…

The 50-year petrodollar agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia that designated the U.S. dollar as the global-trade currency for oil sales ended on June 9. The U.S. dollar was essentially the “gold standard” of the global oil…

The 118th Congress traded more than $1 billion in 2023, with a third of trading members beating the fund that tracks S&P 500 growth — demonstrating once again that if you’re privy to the insider information that’s readily available to…

Free traders on the left and the right routinely excoriated Donald Trump for his willingness to implement tariffs on foreign imports. With the election of Joe Biden in 2020, many hoped the incoming president would reverse the former…

Nearly a year after the U.S. infant formula shortages began, parents are still struggling to find formula on store shelves, or face purchase limits when they do find their preferred brand. As of mid-November, 34 percent of parents in…