Commentary


Americans Can Still Come Together on Immigration. The Compromise We Need.

The president and Congress should strike an immigration deal while they still can, Mark W. Everson writes in a guest commentary.

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What Japan Can Teach Us About Energy Security

The resource-poor island has to be strategic about its energy production and consumption, Ben Cahill writes in a guest commentary.

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Who Needs to Replace Powell? Politicians Are Already Doing the Fed’s Job

Washington power games signal a fundamental shift in the relationship between the Fed and the rest of the government, Eric Leeper writes in a guest commentary.

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Americans Are Sick of Inflation. That Is a Lesson for the Fed.

Price hikes are still consumers’ top concern even as official inflation rates slow, Leo Feler writes in a guest commentary.

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Trump’s Flip-Flop on Nvidia Chips Is a Win for China

A reversal of export controls on H20 chips presents a national-security risk, Justin Sherman writes in a guest commentary.

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Apple Isn’t Leaving China. Its Footprint Is Getting Harder to See.

Facing sensitivities on both sides of the Pacific, Apple has reconfigured its China relationships in recent years, Isaac Stone Fish writes in a guest commentary.

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Trump Has Soured on Putin. What That Means for Ukraine.

Trump is showing signs of willingness to renew U.S. support Ukraine, Angela Stent writes in a guest commentary.

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The Fed Has the Tools to Fight Stagflation. The 1970s Aren’t Coming Back.

Stagflation is more than just a bad macroeconomy, and the Fed is determined to avoid it, Matthew Jeffrey Vegari writes in a guest commentary.

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Stablecoins Could Trigger a Crisis at the Heart of the Financial Industry

The Genius Act sets dangerous forces in motion, Mark Copelovitch writes in a guest commentary.

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Asian Trade Deals Are a Sideshow. The Real Drama Is Still to Come.

Ho-hum agreements with Japan and others are a prelude to talks with China, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.

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Trump Won’t Give Up Tariffs, and Neither Will His Successors

Markets are buoyant, but tariffs aren’t going anywhere, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary

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M&A Deals Are Drying Up. Why The Drought Will Worsen.

The volume of midmarket deals will decline further in the face of the president’s tariffs, Rami Cassis writes in a guest commentary.

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Social Security Needs a Fix More Than Ever After the Big Bill. What Would Work.

The new tax law accelerates the insolvency of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, Marc Goldwein and Anthony Colavito write in a guest commentary.

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The Math Behind Trump’s Fed Critique Doesn’t Add Up

The president insists the Fed’s interest rate is costing the nation hundreds of billions. The math doesn’t work, Allan Sloan writes.

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U.S. Stock Gains Feel Good. Fight the Complacency.

The market faces tremendous uncertainties, Michael Clarfeld writes in a guest commentary.

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The Stablecoin Bill Could Solve One Problem Only to Create Another

Treasuries will be pulled into the shadow banking system, Derek Horstmeyer writes in a guest commentary.

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The High Cost of Weaponizing Tariffs

Americans will pay the price for the president’s political grudge against Brazil, Brian P. Klein writes in a guest commentary.

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The Dangers of a Paramount Bribery Probe

An investigation into standard risk management would set a bad precedent, Brett M. Decker writes in a guest commentary.

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Inflation Is Eating the Labor Market. Gains Are a Mirage.

This isn’t what a strong labor market looks like, Alí R. Bustamante writes in a guest commentary.

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Trump’s Megabill Is Ceding the Future to China

Things have never looked better for China’s EV and battery industries, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.

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