WSJ Economy

The South Korean economy was bruised by a year of tariffs and political turmoil that slowed annual growth to a five-year low.

The president touted his tariffs, housing and energy policies during a Wednesday address at the World Economic Forum.

The European Parliament narrowly voted on Wednesday to send the bloc’s deal with Mercosur countries to the Court of Justice of the EU for a judicial review.

Indonesia’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged again in its first policy meeting of the year, a decision that comes as the rupiah slides to new lows and concerns mount over the country’s fiscal outlook.

Google searches for “No Buy January” have hit a five-year high as Gen-Zers and millennials sign up for the thrifty challenge.

The annual rate of consumer-price inflation was 3.4% in December, up from 3.2% in November, the first increase since July.

President issued an executive order on Tuesday that laid out steps to stop Wall Street home purchases.

The Bank of Japan is likely to hold policy settings steady this week as it examines the effects of its latest interest-rate hike in December.

The U.S. has long been a beacon of safety when uncertainty reigns. That is changing.

The Treasury secretary who previously urged Trump not to fire the Fed chair is now publicly building the case against him.

The Treasury Secretary said he expects to proceed with the agreement, despite some European Union lawmakers saying they might put it on hold over Trump’s Greenland comments.

Confidence in the economy rose this month to its highest level in four-and-a-half years following a pickup in the country’s industrial sector.

Bailey said markets were less volatile than might have been expected, but added policymakers must keep a close eye on developments.

Wednesday’s arguments in the Lisa Cook case come amid a broader Trump campaign to bend the central bank to presidential will.

Young Americans need home prices to fall. Existing owners don’t want to take a hit.

President Trump’s use of tariffs to annex territory is the logical endpoint of his belief in exploiting American economic leverage.

The headline rate of unemployment was 5.1% in September through November, higher than expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.

Europe is the U.S.’s biggest trading partner, largest investor and closest financial ally.

Boris Vujcic, governor of Croatia’s central bank, was nominated as the next vice president of the European Central Bank, the first step in an overhaul of the executive board.

Inflation in Canada quickened in the final month of last year, pressured by a tough year-ago comparison.