Donald Trump just took the greatest political gamble with the US economy of any modern president. Presidents normally try to do everything they can to avoid upsetting the country’s economic ...

In President Donald Trump's telling, tariffs are the political equivalent of duct tape ... could lead to a big change in the way the global economy works. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

On the political value of Trump's economic policy: "We've seen his poll numbers start to dip on the economy. Throughout his political career, his standing on the economy has been his bedrock ...

Trump’s political strength is built on the economy. If it sinks, he could drag his party down with him. By Nate Cohn The fallout from tariffs could obscure the popular elements of the Trump ...

Democrats see a political opportunity in the mounting frustration over President Trump’s handling of the economy. New polls have shown signs of disappointment with Trump amid the stock market ...

This wasn’t always the case. If we look back to philosophers such as Adam Smith and Karl Marx, discussions of political economy were deeply intertwined with questions of morality. More recently, these ...

Donald Trump may be deliberately engineering his own political downfall by mishandling the very job he was most certainly elected to perform: stewardship of the economy. The risks he’s running ...

Trump's approval rating is a key indicator of his political strength as he navigates ... largely driven by negative perceptions of the economy. According to the most recent poll conducted by ...

SEOUL, April 24 (UPI) --South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter of the year, the country's central bank said Thursday, amid political turmoil at home and global ...

The Canadian prime minister achieved a stunning political upset, running on an anti-Trump platform and promising to revive the economy. Now, he needs to deliver. By Matina Stevis-Gridneff Reportin ...