Opinion | Does the U.S. Economy Still Need Booster Shots?

This week, the Federal Reserve may hint at an answer.

Opinion | Covid Showed Us What Keynes Always Knew

How the pandemic and events of the last decade upended economic policy.

U.S. Poverty Fell Last Year as Government Aid Made Up for Lost Jobs

When government benefits are taken into account, a smaller share of the population was living in poverty in 2020 even as the pandemic eliminated millions of jobs.

Fed Unity Cracks as Inflation Rises and Officials Debate Future

Federal Reserve officials are debating what to do as price risks loom, even as its leaders and the White House say today’s surge will most likely cool.

Markets Work, but Untangling Global Supply Chains Takes Time

Decisions made early in the pandemic are having lasting effects on the ability of industries to fulfill surging demand.

Opinion | How to Have a Roaring 2020s (Without Wild Inflation)

Manage the boom, don’t fight it.

The Recession Isn’t Over Till They Say It’s Over. (But Who Are They?)

The contraction in the U.S. seemed to end quickly in April 2020, but the committee charged with determining an endpoint has been quiet.

Europe’s Summer of Recovery Is More Fragile Than It Looks

An anticipated surge of tourism in Portugal is suddenly not at all certain — a symbol of the global economy’s continued struggle with pandemic uncertainty.

Opinion | Republicans, Don’t Ignore the Evidence on ‘Labor Shortages’

The latest jobs report shows just how misguided their plans to cut unemployment benefits are.

Opinion | To Motivate Workers, Republican Governors Experiment With Pain

Why does the federal government tolerate stingy state unemployment programs?