Brazil Grapples With Old Nemesis Inflation Amid Pandemic
SÃO PAULO—Inflation is surging in Brazil, forcing a country with one of the highest death rates from Covid-19 to grapple with...
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China Moves to Boost Slowing Economy
HONG KONG—China’s central bank said it would reduce the amount of money banks are required to set aside as it...
Economy Week Ahead: Central Banks, GDP, Consumer Spending
U.S. consumer spending is expected to have advanced in September. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images By WSJ Staff Oct. 24, 2021...
China’s Third-Quarter Economic Growth Slows Sharply to 4.9%
BEIJING—China’s economy grew 4.9% in the third quarter from a year earlier, slowing sharply from the previous quarter’s 7.9% growth...
Supply-Chain Bottlenecks, Elevated Inflation to Last Well Into Next Year, Survey Finds
Uncomfortably high inflation will grip the U.S. economy well into 2022, as constrained supply chains keep upward pressure on prices...
Economy Week Ahead: Housing, Inflation and the Fed
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks at the central bank’s Jackson Hole economic symposium on Friday cap off a full...
U.S. Economy Likely to Outgrow China’s Due to Contrast in Pandemic Responses
The U.S. and China are trading places in the economic growth race. U.S. gross domestic product rose 12.2% in the...
Inflation Stayed High in July as Economy Rebounded
Inflation remained elevated in July as the economic recovery continued, but prices showed evidence of cooling amid pandemic-related supply problems...
Infrastructure Bill’s Boost to Economy Is Likely to Be Limited
WASHINGTON—The bipartisan infrastructure bill is unlikely to have a big impact on growth in the next few years, economists say....
Economy Week Ahead: The Fed, U.S. GDP, Eurozone GDP
The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and U.S. economic-growth figures are the focus this week. MONDAY U.S. new-home sales are expected...
U.S. Set to Push Global Economy Over the Recovery Line
The U.S. economy likely returned to its late-2019 size during the three months through June, helping to lift global output...
Governments World-Wide Gorge on Record Debt, Testing New Limits
The pandemic has pushed global government debt to the highest level since World War II, surpassing the world’s annual economic...
Economy Week Ahead: U.S. Consumers, Fed Testimony, China GDP
Inflation is the focus this week with a U.S. report on consumer prices and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony...
