The spread of the dangerous virus has spooked global markets and threatened prospects for economic growth.
Author: PETER S. GOODMAN
Iran’s Grim Economy Limits Its Willingness to Confront the U.S.
Fearful of public anger over a plunging economy, Iran’s leaders appear to be turning inward, pulling back from escalation.
Philippine Peasants Were Promised Land. Staking a Claim Can Be Deadly.
Riding a populist backlash against the elite, President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to rescue landless peasants from poverty. Instead, he has reinforced the monopolistic grip of landowners.
For Erdogan, the Bill for Turkey’s Debt-Fueled Growth Comes Due
Istanbul voters’ rebuke of the nation’s strongman leader speaks to broader dismay over the economic disaster he oversaw.
Austerity Has Ravaged U.K. Communities. It Has Also Spurred Reinvention.
As local governments across Britain grapple with shrunken budgets, many are going into business, funding cooperatives and speculating in real estate.
The Global Economy Was Improving. Then the Fighting Resumed.
The escalating trade war between the United States and China is threatening the global economy.
Argentina’s Economic Misery Could Bring Populism Back to the Country
Argentina’s turn away from populism and embrace of market forces has enraged people who have lost aid without producing a promised economic revival.
The Border Dividing Ireland Has Long Been Invisible. Brexit Threatens to Make It Real.
Britain’s exit from the European Union threatens to disrupt trade and potentially reinvigorate conflict between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Investors Are in Retreat, and the Poorest Countries Are Paying for It
As the Federal Reserve raises rates, global investors are pulling their money from emerging markets, damaging the world’s most vulnerable economies.
Global Growth Cools, Leaving Scars of ’08 Unhealed
Less than a year ago, every major economy was expanding at once. Now, the slowdown holds the potential to intensify the sense of grievance roiling many societies.