European policymakers, global markets, and Washington delivered a flurry of closely watched developments on Friday that underscored shifting geopolitical and financial dynamics. From a major European ...

The U.S. inflation numbers in November looked encouraging, with annual headline rate coming in 0.4 percentage points less than expected. But it's noisy.

When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in ...