And though recent shutdowns have tended to last longer—such as the record 35-day shutdown in 2018-2019 during Donald Trump’s first term—their economic impact seems to have been limited. That may well be the case this time,

The Fed's interest rate cut comes amid economic uncertainty as new projections from the Fed, CBO and OMB show differing outlooks for GDP growth, inflation and unemployment through 2028.

Gray’s Papaya hot dog restaurant in Manhattan has served up beef franks to the hungry and frugal masses for the past five decades.

There will be no need for the U.S. to bail out Argentina if President Milei follows through on his campaign pledge to replace the peso with the dollar.

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee warns that a potential government shutdown could have a significant effect on the release dates of key economic data.

The final estimate of second quarter gross domestic product from the Bureau of Economic Analysis released Thursday pegged growth at 3.8%. That was well above the original estimate of 3.3% and a sharp reversal from the downwardly revised 0.6% contraction in the first quarter.

As the ECB signals a slowdown in monetary easing, the Eurozone faces a complex mix of deflationary pressures, geopolitical uncertainty, and structural challenges.

The budget indicates that Russia will continue to fight largely as it has, locking it in a grinding war of attrition.

Britain's economy slowed in the second quarter of 2025 after a strong start to the year, official figures showed on Tuesday, highlighting the challenges facing finance minister Rachel Reeves as she prepares for November's annual budget.

New York leaders in Washington weigh in on the looming government shutdown as NY Senator, Chuck Schumer says issue is now "in the president's hands."