The fast-worsening trade war between the United States and China — the planet’s premier geopolitical powers, whose economies are intricately entwined — threatens to wreak severe damage on both nations and will send shockwaves worldwide.

Argentina's central bank has announced a major overhaul to the country's exchange rate policy, unleashing the peso and dismantling its years-long controls on the currency as the country reached a $20 billion IMF deal.

President Donald Trump is betting that a beleaguered Iran is so vulnerable following a tumultuous 18 months in the Middle East that it might finally be ready to abandon its nuclear program

President Trump’s sweeping tariff plans kicked off a historically volatile 10 days in markets. Stock indexes plunged, bonds sold off at the fastest rate in decades, and the dollar fell rapidly against the euro and yen.

U.S. banks have raised their recession forecasts this month because of President Trump’s tariffs. Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times, explains how Mr. Trump’s shifting trade policy could accelerate an economic downturn.