We study the macroeconomic effects of tariff policy using U.S. historical data from 1840–2024. We construct a narrative series of plausibly exogenous tariff changes – based on major legislative ...

The Japanese economy narrowly ​returned to growth in the final quarter of 2025, largely defying the U.S. tariff hit and giving the central bank room to keep raising rates.

Voters might think less taxes would equate to more money in their pockets, but a new study shows that at the local level, the opposite may actually be true. Economists and politicians have weighed the ...

Singapore upgraded its full-year 2026 growth forecast to a range of 2 per cent to 4 per cent after the economy grew at a better-than-expected pace in the final quarter of 2025. Read more at ...

While Ghana enjoyed a historic disinflation in 2025, with headline inflation dropping to 5.4%, analysts warn that 2026 could see inflation climb again, potentially reaching 11.3% by December, ...

Critics of the Austrian Business Cycle Theory claim that capital investors over time will no longer be fooled by artificially-low interest rates triggered by ...

The Rs 1.13 lakh crore budget for 2026-27 reflects a careful attempt to balance welfare expansion, economic growth ambitions and severe fiscal limitations. The financial roadmap comes at a time when J ...

Takaichi's LDP partnership is expected to win a super majority in the Lower House. It will weigh on government bonds and the yen ...

President Lee Jae Myung has turned to social media to openly criticize those who own multiple homes, a practice he argued has ...

Sixteen elected treasury officials, all Democrats, wrote to President Trump to say ICE crackdowns are bad for business and ...

February 3, 2026. The Czech economy continues to expand at a robust pace but faces mounting structural headwinds.

Discover non-standard monetary policies, those beyond traditional methods, and their role in economic recovery; see examples like quantitative easing and negative rates.