Economy

Central banks that have pursued quantitative easing have done so despite political pressure, not because of it, and fiscal austerity has been imposed almost everywhere.

The Treasury Department announced new rules designed to stem the tide of inversions, and have been somewhat successful.

Regardless of what the minimum wage law says, many workers inevitably end up earning less.

What so-called ‘freedoms’ were achieved with the fall of the Berlin Wall?

In many countries, including most of the high-income countries and the most populous lower-income countries, the distribution of income has become more unequal.

In today's On the News segment: There's a new price tag for buying control of the US Senate, and more.

This episode looks at election results, Ebola, mortgage rules, China limiting executives' pay, and more.

The analysis shows little or no gains for the majority of Americans over the last 25 years, even in the years since the end of the recession.

While a major global campaign to cut down on tax evasion is picking up momentum, anti-poverty advocates say the initiative overlooks the world's poorest countries.

Albrecht Ritschl, professor of economic history, discusses Germany's unpaid war debts and reparations to Greece from World War II.