The largest economy in the world, in terms of Nominal GDP as of December 2025, is the United States, with a GDP of $ 30.615 ...

Imagine waking up tomorrow and discovering that every price in the economy has snapped back to what it was in 2020. Gas.

The surge in artificial intelligence investment that has buoyed world growth is set to continue and deliver longer-term gains ...

The Global South has soared since the 1980s. As developed economies' share of global GDP declines, emerging markets have seen their proportion rise from approximately 15 percent to 42 percent. In ...

In its latest quarterly forecast update, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slightly raised its global growth forecasts for 2025 and 2026. Shared July 29, IMF’s report projects worldwide economic ...

The wealthiest families in the world have never been richer — and the Waltons lead the pack with a net worth of $513.4 ...

Economic growth across the globe will be highly uneven, with some major economies accelerating while others hit the brakes.

There are signs steeper US tariffs, introduced by US President Donald Trump, are feeding through to higher prices for Americans. But they are also inflicting pain beyond US borders. We look at ...

In addition to working papers, the NBER disseminates affiliates’ latest findings through a range of free periodicals — the NBER Reporter, the NBER Digest, the Bulletin on Health, and the Bulletin on ...

From 1300 to 1800, economic historians estimate that England and then Britain were in recession almost half the time. The economy was volatile, with storming recoveries following crashing downturns.

You’re reading The Financial Page, John Cassidy’s weekly column on economics and politics. Hours before Donald Trump met with Xi Jinping in South Korea last week, I sat down with Dani Rodrik, an ...

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ...