Business As Savings Slowly Shrink, Consumer Spending Is on Borrowed Time Nick J Adam Nov 21, 2022 It is the $1.7 trillion question for the U.S. economy: How long can the savings consumers built up during the pandemic… Read More...
Business Central Banks May Stoke Risks by Raising Interest Rates Together Nick J Adam Sep 26, 2022 Central banks around the world are raising their key interest rates in the most widespread tightening of monetary policy… Read More...
Business Pandemic Bolsters China’s Position as the World’s Manufacturer Nick J Adam Aug 22, 2022 For all the talk in Western capitals of reducing reliance on Chinese factories, China has in the past two years… Read More...
Business Labor Shortage Is Vexing Challenge for U.S. Economy Nick J Adam Aug 14, 2022 As anyone who has lost luggage or waited half an hour for a restaurant check can tell you, America needs way more… Read More...
Business U.S. Risks Deeper Downturn If Fed Has to Fight Inflation Alone Nick J Adam Jul 25, 2022 After the 2008 financial crisis, the U.S. relied heavily on the Federal Reserve to stimulate growth, leading to a… Read More...
Business Recession Probability Soars as Inflation Worsens Nick J Adam Jun 20, 2022 Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal have dramatically raised the probability of recession, now putting it at… Read More...
Business ‘Friend-Shoring’ Might Be Bad for Global Growth, Inflation Nick J Adam Jun 5, 2022 Some economists worry that picking trade partners for geopolitical reasons could create a world of antagonistic blocs.… Read More...
Business Higher Rates Raise Risk of Future Fed Losses Nick J Adam May 23, 2022 The Federal Reserve’s plans to raise interest rates aggressively to combat high inflation could have an overlooked and… Read More...
Business The Dollar Is Winning in a Messy Global Economy—and That Matters in the Fight Against Inflation Nick J Adam May 16, 2022 Despite signals of economic trouble in the U.S., such as soaring inflation, falling stock prices and wavering consumer… Read More...
Business China Remains an Outlier in a World of Surging Inflation Nick J Adam May 8, 2022 HONG KONG—As inflation soars around the world, the world’s second-largest economy has kept it at bay.Consumer prices in… Read More...