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The global economy has managed to avoid falling into a recession even though the world’s central banks have raised interest rates to their highest levels in years to try to tame rapid inflation, the...

America’s gross national debt topped $35 trillion for the first time Monday, a reminder of the nation’s grim fiscal predicament as legislative fights over taxes and spending initiatives loom in...

Patricia Cohen is the global economics correspondent, based in London, and the author of “In Our Prime: The Fascinating History and Promising Future of Middle Age” (Scribner).The International...

Ajay Banga officially became the 14th president of the World Bank on Friday and urged staff to join him in developing a “new playbook” for a global institution whose relevance has come into...

In Yemen, the price of bread surged 35 per cent the week Russia attacked Ukraine. Wheat mills lacking grain in Lebanon have halted operations in recent months, forcing bakeries to shutter. And in...