WSJ Economy

Miran said he thinks policymakers will receive President Trump’s appointment of former Fed governor Kevin Warsh well.

Canada’s economic recovery stumbled in the final quarter of last year as good-producing industries struggled with supply-chain bottlenecks and the continued weight of tariffs and uncertainty.

Trump’s choice for the job was one of the most important personnel decisions the president faced for the remainder of his term.

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller, who had been a finalist for the Fed’s top job until President Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as chair, laid out his rationale for dissenting against the central bank’s decision to hold rates steady this week.

Prices charged by U.S. producers for their products climbed by more than expected in December, the Labor Department said.

The French economy last year grew at its weakest pace since 2020, though Spain’s forecast-beating run endured.

The Taiwanese economy expanded at the fastest pace since 2010 last year as it cashed in on the artificial-intelligence boom.

The president said he plans to announce his choice to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair on Friday.

Inflation signals have taken on more significance as yen weakness poses a risk to the Bank of Japan’s efforts to generate healthy, demand-led price growth.

The U.K. government said it expects whisky exports to China to be worth roughly $345.2 million to the economy over the next five years as tariffs are lowered to 5% from 10%.

Orders from U.S. factories rose 2.7% in November to $621.6 billion, from $605.4 billion in October.

Many corporations binged on labor during the pandemic. Now, facing economic uncertainty and AI threats, they are slimming down.

The Reserve Bank maintained its main repo rate at 6.75% as it weighed steady inflation, low oil prices and a stronger rand against global geopolitical uncertainty.

The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits fell to 209,000 in the week through Jan. 24, down from 210,000 a week earlier, the Labor Department said.

The U.S. trade deficit rebounded in November, the Commerce Department said Thursday, extending a turbulent stretch for international trade flows as the economy responds to the Trump administration’s tariffs and financial volatility.

Ireland’s GDP was 12.6% higher on year, the fastest expansion since 2021, even as Trump raised tariffs on imports from Europe and urged businesses to bring their production to the U.S.

The Riksbank kept its key policy rate at 1.75%. Policymakers have now held steady for three consecutive meetings.

House prices rose at a slower pace in 2025 compared with the year before, as uncertainty about the government’s budget plans weighed on buyer demand.

A 1990s government initiative to replace housing projects with mixed-income developments gave children an economic lift as adults, new research finds.

The Fed chair has been asked four times whether he will stay on the board after his term as chair is up. His silence is the strategy.