The IMF urges governments to consider new wealth taxes to raise funds during Covid-19

In recent years, the IMF has shifted its focus from tax cuts and recommended policies...

Spain is moving to establish permanent basic income in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

Spain is moving to implement a permanent basic income as a measure to help workers and...

Coronavirus will send stocks and oil into 'free fall' and shrink the global economy, an economist warns

"Perfect risk-off storm and a true signal of upcoming global recession!" Nouriel Roubini...

The White House balks at recession fears as coronavirus outbreak hits US economy

Interest rates have been a focus in White House discussions on plans for economic relief...

Trump demands even lower rates less than an hour after Fed's first emergency cut since 2008

He called on the Fed to "LEAD" with "more easing and cutting" in a tweet after the Fed...

How countries around the world are fighting to keep growth afloat as the coronavirus threatens the economy

The coronavirus could chip away as much as 0.3% from global GDP, which would bring annual...

Donald Trump made some eyebrow-raising statements about the US economy in his big speech at Davos — here are the facts behind five bold claims

Trump made five bold claims about the US economy at the World Economic Forum in...

A quick guide to what Trump's 94-page trade deal with China included — and left out

The text offered for the first time the details of what will be expected in a new chapter...