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More than 1,050 people have been deported, the Government said as it vowed to close a loophole so gig economy employers cannot dodge illegal worker fines

Despite record employment and a booming economy, millions of Americans can’t access the simplest forms of credit.

The ongoing government shutdown means more than $600 million per month won’t go to millions of Texas SNAP beneficiaries who pump that money into the state economy.

Editorial: Fixing prisons, hospitals and local councils means rejecting austerity’s logic and recognising that state spending builds competence, not waste

Bank of America reveals 5 bold predictions that could reshape the U.S. economy—from interest rates to market shifts. Here's what to watch for.

For nearly four centuries, the world economy has been on a path of ever-greater integration that even two world wars could not totally derail. This long march of globalisation was powered by rapidly increasing levels of international trade and investment, coupled with vast movements of people across national borders and…

When it comes to setting monetary policy for the world’s largest economy, what data drives decision-making?

Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative with nationalist views, was elected as Japan’s first ever female prime minister on October 21. Known as a protege of the assassinated former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, she is assertive on defence, hawkish on China and is keen to bolster Japan’s regional role.

A prolonged federal government shutdown is hitting Washington D.C.’s economy hard, with consumer spending now falling at rates not seen since the 2008 financial crisis, raising fears of deeper economic disruptions if the deadlock continues.