Brazil has an opportunity to become a powerful bridge between developed economies and the Global South—the United States should support that ambition. 

From ginseng farms to food-processing facilities, Wisconsin businesses shine light on how trade policy and foreign investment impact rural America.

Now that a new anti-establishment government is taking power in Italy, it remains to be seen if the economy will be remade, or broken further.

The global economy will confront serious challenges in the months and years ahead, and looming in the background is a mountain of debt that makes markets nervous—and that thus increases the system's vulnerability to destabilizing shocks. Yet the baseline scenario seems to be one of continuity, with no obvious convulsions on the horizon.

His aggressive stance toward China could force many in the region to pick a side.

Policymakers face complex cost-benefit considerations when intervening in the market to mitigate perceived risks, from climate change to competition with China.