Kudlow, who declined to call out any companies by name, says he wanted to express his skepticism because CEOs "love to blame other factors." "There are a lot of CEOs who come here and I visit with who are very positive and optimistic about the economy," he says. Some...

U.S. import prices jumped faster than expected in September amid resurgent energy prices but prices excluding fuels were unchanged. The Labor Department said on Friday import prices rose 0.5 percent last month. That was the largest increase since May and followed a...

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank jointly released a paper intended to guide policymakers around the world in their handling of the rise of financial technology — commonly known as fintech. The paper, called the Bali Fintech Agenda, outlines 12...

Stock prices — particularly those in the U.S. — have hit record-high levels multiple times over the past year, which is an indication that investors have continued to take on risks. Yet the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday that "a further escalation of...

Last week’s 15 basis point increase in the yield of the benchmark Treasury 10-year note signals unhinged inflation expectations the Federal Reserve must address with credible policy moves. The unfolding process of rising credit costs will inevitably lead to America’s...

"One of the main factors that we look at throughout emerging markets and the developed markets, take Italy for example, is the rise of populism leading to irresponsible fiscal policy. Probably one of the most important political variables we have to look at," said...

China's clampdown on risky wealth management products and a push by global asset managers to sell funds in the country is set to channel about $6tn of capital into the mutual fund market over the next five years, according to a new report. A "great wall of capital"...

Paris is emerging as the favored financial trading hub for continental Europe, as some of the world's biggest banks and asset managers prepare for life after Brexit by steering their EU operations away from London to the French capital. BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase...

The U.S. economy stands only a "muted" chance of falling into recession over the near term and a "below average" likelihood over the next three years, Goldman Sachs says. Economist Daan Struyven modeled the current run, which is just 10 months away from being the...

China's central bank is likely to cut reserve requirement ratios for banks one more time this year, said Jeff Ng, chief economist for Asia at Continuum Economics. Over the weekend, a private survey showed growth in China's factory sector stalled after 15 months of...

Sometimes the most important economic events announce themselves with huge front-page headlines, stock market collapses and frantic intervention by government officials. Other times, a hard-to-explain confluence of forces has enormous economic implications, yet comes...

September's index print is near the all-time high of 144.7 reached in 2000, the Conference Board said Tuesday. "These historically high confidence levels should continue to support healthy consumer spending, and should be welcome news for retailers as they begin...