Here’s a set of definitions for common and emerging economic and fiscal terms often seen bandied about in news reports.

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Germany is the only member of the G7 group of advanced economies that has failed to grow for the past two years.

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The economy is a key concern to American voters, with a Gallup poll showing that they overwhelmingly cited economic pressures ...

A heated exchange over inflation, tariffs and rising deficits has reopened questions about whether Trump’s second-term policy choices helped trigger today’s affordability squeeze.

We have an election coming up, and there’s some serious economic policy being lobbed about. We’re starting to see economic policy proposals from both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Some of them are ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday said there were signs the economy is turning a corner following his landmark ...

Sean Connolly, president and chief executive officer of Conagra Brands Inc., sees the economic health of the US consumer as a ...