Less than two weeks after narrowly averting self-inflicted disaster, the president is once again on the verge of doing something both stupid and catastrophic.

For better and often for worse, the U.S.-led IMF and World Bank have dominated the post–World War II international economy. Project 2025 and the Trump administration could change that.

How endless options became our only option

There’s no other explanation for the market fluctuations caused by Trump’s tariffs, which should have come as no surprise to anyone in the financial industry.

His inner circle is telling him that working-class voters are with him. In the real world, all the tariff chaos gives Democrats an opening to try to crack his vaunted coalition.

His reading of American history is shockingly stupid, even for him.

With each passing day, this White House seems to have more in common with its crypto-scammer allies.

Trump’s commerce secretary is preparing to mess with the country’s economic statistics.

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Donald Trump acknowledged that his tariffs will likely make things worse, not better.

A new study suggests global warming’s effect on GDP has been vastly underestimated. Will it finally break through the religion of infinite growth?

Officials are deeply worried that the incoming president's policies on immigration and trade will cause inflation to rise.

Donald Trump struggled to defend his economic plan.

Donald Trump’s ties to shady crypto bros are only getting more troubling.

Claudia Sheinbaum’s response to Trump’s threat of tariffs revealed truths that the president-elect doesn’t want Americans to know.

Elon Musk and Senator Mike Lee have ideas for how to curb the central bank’s power.

Donald Trump promised to make things cheaper for Americans. Things are already getting more expensive.

As Nobel season intersects with hurricane season, we’re getting a potent reminder of the problems with cost-benefit analysis and letting markets direct our lives.

Donald Trump rambled about “beautiful” circles and defined “groceries” during a speech at the Detroit Economic Club.

Even Donald Trump’s surrogate couldn’t really defend the foundation of his economic plan.