Courtenay Brown

AI can set the stage for the most prosperous decade since the 1970s, according to World Bank economists.

He brings an insider's view of the White House's economic agenda and the Fed's interest rate-setting debates.

Lingering disruptions to shipments of oil, fertilizer and other industrial inputs could keep inflation concerns alive at the Fed.

Europe is increasingly arriving at the same diagnosis as Washington — that Chinese overproduction poses a threat to domestic industry.

Survey points to continued bumpy conditions in the job market.

Inflation is surging . American consumers appear to keep spending anyway. Driving the news: Retail sales rose 0.9% in May, the Commerce Department said this morning.

The free trade pact that binds the U.S., Canada and Mexico is up for review next month.

The labor market has spent years looking gloomier in hindsight, with job creation regularly downgraded in data revisions. But that pattern may be changing.

Since the Brexit referendum, the U.K. economy has grown about 13% — less than half the U.S. pace over the same period, according to FactSet calculations.

America got cheaper goods and more efficient supply chains, but became too dependent on foreign countries, said Bessent.