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As developing countries confront a new era of elevated inflation, rising interest rates, a stronger dollar, and capital outflows, some governments stand to benefit from a little-noticed bonanza. During the "Great Moderation" that preceded the Covid-19 pandemic, years of low inflation led to the growth of sovereign debt issued at…

For most Americans, Friday’s September jobs report was welcome news: Businesses kept hiring at a brisk pace, unemployment fell back to a half-century low and average pay rose

The positive jobs report could be a sign that recent interest rate increases haven’t caused businesses to slow hiring

On one side, oceans of wealth and power. On the other, precarity and powerlessness. But we have the tools for reform

Jobs market growth has remained robust despite rising interest rates and fears of a recession, but how long it can maintain trajectory is unknown

Monthly job gains have slowed from the breakneck pace that defined the pandemic recovery.

European governments are facing a choice of which kind of crisis to have: an energy crisis or a fiscal crisis. The global economy may hang in the balance.

The piping-hot U.S. job market may be cooling off, if only slightly

A potentially pivotal economic indicator is coming Friday via a monthly jobs report. Here's what you need to know ahead of the number.