Businesses need fewer extra workers for holiday jobs this fall after fighting in recent years to…
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New Zealand’s Services Sector Returns to Contraction
SYDNEY—Activity across New Zealand’s services sector returned to contraction in October, which BNZ says raises the…
China’s Middle East Clout Has Limits
For most of the past decade, China’s story in the Middle East has been straightforward: endlessly…
The Improbably Strong Economy
The economy is still generating jobs. A year ago, a lot of economists and Federal Reserve…
How Higher Rates for Longer Can Be Good News for the Economy
Federal Reserve policy makers appear disinclined to raise interest rates again. But neither do they expect…
What Makes This Market Correction So Confusing
Oct. 31, 2023 11:02 am ET A former editor of the Economist magazine explained the craft…
The Fed Can Wait
Cooling inflation gives the Federal Reserve a reason not to raise rates, but a strong economy…
What Will the Economy Do for an Encore?
Oct. 26, 2023 11:09 am ET A lot of investors are familiar with Stein’s law, named…
Opinion | The Third Quarter GDP Boom
Updated Oct. 26, 2023 6:49 pm ET The U.S. economy keeps on growing, and in the…