The Hottest Property in Gold Mining Is Copper
ADELAIDE, Australia—Gold miners recently celebrated the precious metal fetching its highest price ever. They are reinvesting much of that windfall in copper. From central Mexico...
The Dominant Dollar Faces a Backlash in the Oil Market
Updated Dec. 28, 2023 12:00 am ET Some major emerging economies are dabbling in trading commodities without using the dollar, as they seek to reduce...
How Can Spending Be Up When People Feel Down?
Updated Dec. 27, 2023 12:00 am ET According to the Misery Index, Americans shouldn’t be all that miserable. But they might only recently have started...
The Federal Reserve Has an $8 Trillion Secret
Investors are hoping Christmas will come early next week when the Federal Open Market Committee releases its latest projections about monetary policy. It’s hard to...
Gold Prices May Climb for the Next 10 Years. Here’s Why.
It’s time to buy gold for the long run, our columnist says. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Gold has always been a hit or miss investment—usually more miss...
Moody's Downgrades China's Credit Outlook to Negative Amid Economic Concerns
China faces a significant financial time bomb risk due to its banking system’s exposure to a substantial amount of hidden debt, accumulated by cities and...
American Borrowers Are Getting Closer to Maxing Out
A happy holiday shopping season might not end up being an especially cheery time for lenders. Card loans are still growing, on average rising 1.6%...
Voters See American Dream Slipping Out of Reach, WSJ/NORC Poll Shows
Nov. 24, 2023 12:01 am ET The American dream—the proposition that anyone who works hard can get ahead, regardless of their background—has slipped out of...
Wall Street Loves Washington’s New Debt Approach—for Now
Updated Nov. 16, 2023 4:04 pm ET Swelling deficits and weak investor appetite for long-term U.S. debt are pushing the Treasury Department to get more...
The $2 Trillion Interest Bill That’s Hitting Governments
Updated Nov. 15, 2023 12:07 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The world spent the past decade-plus taking advantage of rock-bottom interest rates to...