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Opinion | The Federal Reserve at War

Monetary policy officials are hinting to financial markets that the Federal Reserve will stop raising interest rates—even as the Fed signals that it is too early to declare...

Opinion | The Yield of Japan’s Bad Policies

The Bank of Japan marked Halloween on Tuesday by announcing that Frankenstein’s monster isn’t dead yet. We refer to the Tokyo central bank’s policy in recent years of...

Opinion | We’re Still Paying for the Federal Reserve’s Blunders

Oct. 25, 2023 12:53 pm ETThe Federal Reserve is relieved inflation is receding and hopes it will fall to 2%. Meantime, households and businesses are stuck with high...

Opinion | Get Ready for a Short-Lived Economic Boom

The Bureau of Economic Analysis will release its third-quarter economic-growth estimate Thursday, and expectations are stratospheric. The Atlanta Federal Reserve suggests gross domestic product might have grown at...

Opinion | Another Black Monday May Be Around the Corner

By John Greenwood and Steve H. HankeThe Federal Reserve’s policies are threatening U.S. financial markets and the economy. They are in danger of a steep recession and...

Opinion | The Battle Over the Yen

The foreign-exchange market for the Japanese yen is working fine, the International Monetary Fund declared last weekend. No it’s not, Japan’s finance ministry shot back on Thursday in...

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France’s post-election political chaos sets the stage for a weak government and a lower global profile

France looks headed for political instability after a surprise win by a left-wing coalition in Sunday’s legislative election left no party able to...

Paramount Global special committee backs merger with David Ellison’s Skydance Media

David Ellison inched closer to an acquisition of Paramount Global, the owner of MTV and CBS, as a special committee of the company’s...

Hedge funds have no idea what to do about Tesla as shares rally while Trump, tariffs, and backlash against ‘woke’ EVs all loom

Hedge funds piled into short bets against Tesla Inc. right before the electric vehicle maker unveiled a set of numbers that triggered a...

Texas braces for Beryl as storm threatens to regain hurricane strength before making landfall

Beryl began lashing Texas with rain and intensifying winds Sunday as coastal residents boarded up windows, left beach towns under evacuation orders and...

Euro falls as France’s left wing looks to score stunning election victory, raising fears of more spending and deeper deficits

The euro fell after initial projections in France’s legislative elections pointed to a shock victory for the leftist alliance, whose campaign for a...