Alan Rappeport

Despite data to the contrary, the Treasury Secretary made the case that the K-shaped economy no longer exists.

Coordinated intervention allowed Japan to support its currency without selling off its U.S. debt holdings.

A bipartisan bill in the Senate would allow President Trump to impose tariffs on the biggest importers of Russian energy.

The Trump administration has recently sought to scale back sanctions as adversaries develop workarounds that some believe could erode the U.S. dollar’s supremacy.

Critics question whether the coins are legal and argue that President Trump is using the currency to celebrate himself.

The I.M.F. projected world output would fall to 3 percent for the year, a number pushed down by high commodity prices.

Cash might be a relic, but — like royalty and emperors — President Trump still wants his face on American currency.

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance pointed to progress on Iran’s nuclear program, but officials in Tehran said “no new commitments” had been made.

The world economy is weakening as energy prices fuel a new bout of inflation.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had an argument with the housing finance director last year but now supports his appointment as acting director of national intelligence.

Treasury Secretary Bessent backed the idea, which would require legislation allowing a living person to appear on currency.

The United States and Europe were at odds over the Trump administration’s decision to ease oil sanctions on Russia.

Top policymakers were expected to discuss rising energy prices and sanctions policy at a critical summit in Paris this week.

A pledge for more Chinese investment could face backlash given longstanding national security concerns in the United States.

Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders.