Though the Olympic Games are the pinnacle of sport, they have the potential to wreak financial havoc on their host countries.

An acceleration of consumer spending helped propel the economic surge, the agency said. Consumer spending accounts for about ...

The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how ...

It would take $318 billion per year, or 0.3% of the world's economic output, to end most extreme poverty worldwide, according to newly published research.

The consensus among experts is that growth in the fourth quarter and in 2026 will be positive, though likely less robust than ...

It immediately triggered worries about a possible recession and spiking inflation. The S&P 500 plunged nearly 5% on April 3 for its worst day since the 2020 COVID crash. The very next day, it dropped ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Economic confidence bounced after Britain’s Labour party won the election in 2024. Following years of political ...

A person of even middling intelligence who writes about markets will experience moments of acute self-doubt. I can map and predict the behaviour of markets — and more broadly, economies — in only the ...

Financial economics, or simply finance, covers a wide range of topics broadly related to financial markets and the financing decisions of firms. The finance group at the Department of Economics at the ...