Inflation ticked up again in March compared with the year before — in yet another sign that the economy doesn’t need high interest rates to

Central banks around the world are expected to lower borrowing costs as global inflation eases from the multi-decade highs reached in many countries over the

Amid ever increasing demand for electricity, artificial intelligence (AI) is now being used to help prevent power cuts. “I woke up in the middle of

A decade ago finance ministries were gripped by austerity fever. Governments were doing all they could to cut budget deficits, even with unemployment high and

A monthly report on consumer prices due Wednesday is unlikely to settle the debate around the timing of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts, with forecasters expecting some moderation

Almost every month, economists expect the hot US labor market to start showing signs of exhaustion. Instead, it plows forward full steam ahead. Last month

Big investors are selling US Treasuries and buying European government bonds, betting that cooler inflation in Europe will allow its central bank to start cutting

The Bank of Canada is expected on Wednesday to keep its main interest rate unchanged, with suspense tied to what hints, if any, the central

In “permutation city”, a novel by Greg Egan, the character Peer, having achieved immortality within a virtual reality over which he has total control, finds