Commentary: Since the 1960s, the U.S. welfare state has grown to cover not just the poor but, increasingly, the middle class.

The U.S. has a uniquely strong economy that gives it the ability to recover from its debt, Elmendorf said. A true crisis would occur if the world stops seeing the U.S. as a safe place to store their ...

France, the U.K. and Germany have rising budget deficits and debt, while the former crisis hot spots in the south look ...

Despite the surge in the stock markets at the end of last week, the underlying signs point to severe problems ahead, explains Michael Roberts Let the Financial Times sum it up: “US stocks ride AI hype ...

The rise in gold prices is not only a result of interest rate cuts, but also the result of a cumulative effect of factors that have shaken confidence in the global economy: trade and monetary ...

Only the US and Spain have seen debt rise at a similar pace, leaving Britain with one of the steepest increases in the developed world ...

European shares opened higher on Monday boosted by the energy sector after OPEC+ decided to halt production increases for the first three months of 2026.