ECONOMY

Lagarde Watches For Dark Clouds On The Economic Horizon

7:32am March 08, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, about the global economy, and the need to leverage the role of women in finance.

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Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Discusses How To Fix Country's Crumbling Economy

5:12pm March 07, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube about his mission to turn around his country's crumbling economy.

Economy

Trade Deficit Grows Despite Trump's 'America First' Trade Policies

7:47am March 07, 2019

The trade deficit is wider despite the objectives of President Trump's trade policies. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution.

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A worker helps load steel rods April 6, 2016, at a plant in Tangshan, in China's Hebei province. China's government plays a powerful role in how its businesses operate — giving them preferential treatment over their rivals.

China's Close Government-Business Ties Are A Key Challenge In U.S. Trade Talks

7:26am March 06, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

China's government plays a large, powerful role in how its businesses operate — giving them preferential treatment over their rivals. That's a big sticking point in U.S.-China trade talks.

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President Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in November. On Monday, Trump announced he would be ending preferential trade treatment for India.

India Becomes Trump's Latest Trade Target

4:42pm March 05, 2019

by Amy Held

The president announced he is removing preferential trade status for India because he says that country does not provide the U.S. with reasonable access to its own markets.

Community activist Elizabeth Blaney stands in front of the apartment block where, with no rent control due to the year it was built, the landlord has increased some rentals by as much as $800.

The Return of Rent Control

3:16pm March 05, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Oregon just passed a rent control law. Economists have seen this movie before—and they are not eager to see the sequel.

Vodka bottles were seized by the customs authorities in the port of Rotterdam, on Feb. 26, destined for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his army command.

Opinion: 90,000 Vodka Bottles Were Bound For North Korea, While Its People Starve

11:06am March 02, 2019

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the seizure of 90,000 bottles of Russian vodka destined for North Korea's elite. A look at what this means for the regime's treatment of regular citizens.

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If you do gig work, NPR's Morning Edition wants to hear from you.

Do You Work In The Gig Economy? We Want To Hear From You

1:31pm March 01, 2019

by Laura Roman

If you do gig work, NPR's Morning Edition wants to hear from you.

Economy

Why A Wealth Tax Didn't Work In Europe

5:08am March 01, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Elizabeth Warren has proposed a wealth tax. It's an idea that's been tried in Europe. We look at why it failed there and its prospects in the U.S.

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The U.S. economy grew 2.9 percent last year, just missing President Trump's 3-percent target.

U.S. Economy Grew 2.9 Percent In 2018, Just Below Trump's Target

5:56pm February 28, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

The U.S. economy expanded at a solid 2.6 percent rate during the last three months of 2018, but growth was significantly lower than it had been earlier in the year as the boost from tax cuts waned.

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