ECONOMY

Rapidly rising prices have spurred politicians to explore for the first time in years how much leverage they have

A bellwether of global growth, the German economy slowed sharply at the end of 2021

Newly published records shed light on officials’ debates over how fast to raise interest rates

If confirmed by Senate, Jefferson and Cook would be fourth and fifth Black governors to serve on Fed’s board in its 109-year history

Some economists say low unemployment, rising wages and high inflation mean job market is fully healed; others see room to run

Prices that suppliers charged businesses and other customers last month rose 0.2% from November, lowest increase in 13 months

Retail sales dropped 1.9% in December, a big slowdown at the holiday season’s end; manufacturing output fell for first time since September

Central bank increases benchmark seven-day repurchase rate by 0.25 percentage point to 1.25%

Former No. 2 Treasury official has called for more aggressive climate focus

Central bank official says three interest-rate increases this year are an appropriate baseline