CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s weak consumer becomes the world’s problem
A China-Africa liner carrying 23800 tons of mechanical equipment and engineering vehicles set sail from Yantai Port to…
Trump keeps heralding an economic boom, but even a solid jobs report is causing problems for him
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has spent 20 months promising that America was on the cusp of…
Can zero job growth really be a sign of a healthy labor market?
The August jobs report is highly anticipated as the Federal Reserve contemplates raising interest rates to try to…
K, C or E? Why economists can’t agree on the shape of today’s economy
C. K. E. Those aren’t initials or Greek life letters. They’re some of the terms that economists, corporate…
Why the US’s deteriorating financial health is bad news for Ireland – The Irish Times
Could the United States be going bust? Perhaps this is not the sort of question that people should…
Is the economy K-shaped or C-shaped? Finance pros weigh in
The K-shaped economy has become shorthand for a widening, persistent economic divide: higher-income Americans pulling further ahead —…
US vows ‘economic asphyxiation’ of Iran with new sanctions
US TREASURY SECRETARY Scott Bessent on Monday laid out plans for the “economic asphyxiation” of Iran, expanding Washington’s…
The cost of AI, trade showdown and Iran’s ‘economic D-day’
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. takes aim at friends and foes alike
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Joint…
Bond investors dismiss Trump administration’s ‘band-aid on a bullet hole’ intervention – The Irish Times
Donald Trump’s appetite for risk might endear him to his Maga base. Bond investors are a more dispassionate…
CNBC Daily Open: Watching Iran’s economy; a losing game for bonds
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking to CNBC on May 14th, 2026 from Beijing, China. CNBC Hello, this is…
U.S. Treasury chief’s ‘whatever it takes’ vow to help yen masks limited firepower
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s suggestion of a no-limits approach toward helping Japan rescue the yen risks getting called…