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...
Foreign Firms Pull Billions in Earnings Out of China
Updated Nov. 6, 2023 11:49 am ET SINGAPORE—For years, foreign companies plowed the profits they made in China back into China, using the cash to...
China Controls Minerals That Run the World—It Just Fired a Warning Shot at U.S.
China’s recent move to impose export restrictions on minerals used in various industries serves as a stark reminder of its control over global mineral resources....
Russia Turns to China’s Yuan in Effort to Ditch the Dollar: WSJ
Russia’s economy, restricted from Western financial networks and the U.S. dollar, has embraced a burgeoning alternative: the Chinese yuan. Energy exporters are increasingly getting paid...
Dollar’s Rise Spells Trouble for Global Economies
Updated Sept. 18, 2022 2:31 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The U.S. dollar is experiencing a once-in-a-generation rally, a surge that threatens to...
Why one economist fears the Japanese yen could be headed for a destabilizing downward spiral
A prominent economist has begun to worry that Japan’s widening trade deficit could eliminate the last pillar of support for the world’s third-most widely used...
Opinion: The Fed’s inflation promises are simply not credible
With inflation running high for the last 14 months, we can sadly conclude it’s entrenched, will be difficult to conquer and is hardly the province of...
Blinken Says U.S to Rely on Alliances, Trade and Investment to Counter China
WASHINGTON—The U.S. will bolster domestic investment and strengthen collaboration with foreign partners, advancing a vision of an inclusive, transparent international order that stands in contrast...
Economic Blacklist of Russia Marks New Blow for Globalization
WASHINGTON—The U.S.-led effort to expel Russia from international commerce marks another fracture in the free-trade vision that guided American policy for nearly 30 years, signaling...
Higher Vehicle, Energy Imports Push January U.S. Trade Deficit to New Record
The U.S. trade deficit hit a fresh record in January ahead of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, as imports of vehicles and energy supplies increased while exports...