Economy

A primer on what's fueling the highest inflation in decades.

As the number of Covid cases spikes (relatively speaking), residents fear that Shanghai-like restrictions might be on the horizon.

Bloomberg now predicts a $1.6 trillion hit to global GDP for 2022. Is that just the beginning?

Price pressures are still torrid, despite slight cooling vs. March numbers.

Red-hot labor demand doesn't seem to be cooling anytime soon.

The global supply-chain crisis flares up again—in the same place where it all started.

Inflation and Russia's war on Ukraine lead to fears around the world of weakening growth or even recession.

First-quarter corporate earnings are beating estimates by 7%: "As 2022 progresses, we will begin to experience an easing in supply-chain disruptions, general inventory rebuilding across many end-use markets, and still a healthy consumer willing to spend."