Courtenay Brown

The Federal Reserve is trying to exert less influence over financial markets, just as Treasury is showing a greater willingness to intervene when market moves become uncomfortable.

Pressure is building for Europe to embrace the type of China crackdown it has long resisted.

Abandoning trying to persuade Beijing to change its economic model is a sharp break from years of U.S. diplomacy.

Data: German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) ; Note: 2026 data is provisional. Includes motor vehicle assembly, auto parts, trailers and semi-trailers; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios

President Trump said Tuesday the two sides had a deal in place.

As Europe grapples with its own China shock , the U.S. has largely given up on trying to persuade Beijing to change the export-heavy economic model that's helping fuel it.

President Trump is reaching deeper into individual markets to try to ease consumer price strains

America's path to lower inflation depends in part on trade wars and actual wars becoming less economically disruptive. In recent days, both have taken turns that threaten the opposite.

AI could reshape the labor market faster than traditional government statistics can capture it. That could make it difficult for economic policymakers to see major shifts in jobs and hiring in real time.

The latest data offers a mixed picture of the economy: Incomes are rising at a solid clip, but inflation remains stubborn and consumer spending has lost momentum.