Economy

What Trump’s historic election victory means for the global economy

Donald Trump's election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris marks a historic return to the White House — an extraordinary political comeback that is likely to have seismic ramifications for the global economy. Speaking to his supporters in Florida early Wednesday, Trump said an "unprecedented and powerful mandate" would usher...

Economy

Powell and the Fed won’t be able to avoid talking about Trump forever

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dodged question after question at his Thursday news conference from a press corps eager to elicit the central bank leader's thoughts about President-elect Donald Trump. At some point, though, Fed policymakers, economists and analysts will need to account for what likely will be an ambitious...