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Weak inflation is one of the “major challenges” of our time, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Not only does persistently low inflation limit the scope of monetary policy, it may ...

The consequences of harsh economic sanctions against Russia are already being felt across the globe. WSJ’s Greg Ip joins other experts to explain the significance of what has happened so far and how ...

If you lost a manufacturing job and now find yourself greeting at Walmart, you have my sympathy. Your loss was largely blamed on trade agreements, which have never been clearly explained.