WSJ Economy

A well-honed tariff-reduction playbook is giving businesses some confidence that they can deal with President Trump’s latest tariffs.

Canada’s economy shrank as it closed out 2025, yet still managed to show resilience against the U.S. administration’s protectionist shift.

U.S. jobs data will mark the highlight of the coming week as investors remain uncertain about when the Federal Reserve is next likely to cut interest rates.

The pact aims to open up trade between Europe and South America amid unprecedented uncertainty from Trump’s trade tariffs.

German inflation fell slightly in February, while consumer price growth in France rebounded from pandemic lows.

The producer-price index increased by 0.5% last month, after rising by 0.4% in December. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting a 0.3% increase.

Neither theory, history nor the latest data suggests a recession driven by AI job dislocation is likely.

U.K. consumer sentiment fell unexpectedly in February as cost-of-living pressures continue to weigh on households.

Inflation in Japan’s capital cooled below the central bank’s 2% target for the first time in over a year, but the slowdown is unlikely to derail further interest rate hikes.

The WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.1% — up two of the past three trading days.

The central bank said it expects gross domestic product to expand 1.6% in 2026, up from its previous estimate of 1.1%.

The 30-year rate dipped below an important psychological threshold and is expected to boost home sales going into the crucial spring season.

The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits rose to 212,000 in the week through Feb. 21, up from 208,000 a week earlier.

Exporters continue to have greater difficulty finding overseas buyers, due in part to changeable U.S. policy, Christine Lagarde said.

Confidence among firms in the eurozone slipped in February, with the outlook remaining hampered amid elevated trade uncertainty.

In a review of the U.S. economy, the IMF focused on the macroeconomic effect of policy shifts introduced in 2025 and their effects on the U.S., its trading partners and the global economy.

The central bank now expects gross domestic product to expand 2.0% in 2026, compared with its November forecast of 1.8%.

With deflation now firmly in the rearview mirror, the path is clear for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates sooner rather than later, said policy board member Hajime Takata.

In his State of the Union speech, the president highlighted homeownership as well as raising revenues through tariffs and ending fraud.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to accelerate efforts to deepen commercial ties with India after years of diplomatic distress.