Commentary

President Donald Trump’s policies are almost the exact opposite of what the founding father recommended, J.W. Mason writes in a guest commentary.

The president would make the Federal Reserve look like the People’s Bank of China, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.

The economic stakes of Federal Reserve independence are immense, Ross Levine and Amit Seru write in a guest commentary.

A recession would undermine all the goals the Trump administration says it is pursuing, Claudia Sahm writes in a guest commentary.

Harvard, Columbia, and others are in a bind of their own making, Amar Bhidé writes in a guest commentary.

The energy industry is moving to a fortress mentality in the face of prolonged lower oil prices, Ben Cahill writes in a guest commentary.

President Donald Trump’s complaints about the EU overlook America’s role in the union’s history, Benn Steil writes in a guest commentary.

Until it does, the legal profession will remain vulnerable, Clifford Winston writes in a guest commentary.

The ‘sell America’ trade is having an unusual effect on Treasuries.

The tariff fiasco is an incredible opportunity for China, writes William Pesek in a guest commentary.

It’s time to throw out the existing playbook, Maria Vassalou writes in a guest commentary.

Tariffs are driving investors to look outside the U.S., Wayne Low writes in a guest commentary.

Congress has the constitutional authority, if it wants to use it, Casey Burgat writes in a guest commentary.

Japan’s leaders failed to tariff-proof the country’s economy, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.

President Donald Trump is under more pressure than it seems to accomplish his agenda, writes Matt Gertken in a guest commentary.

Saudi Arabia and China are the winners so far, Carolyn Kissane writes in a guest commentary.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has lagged behind its flashier cousin, the S&P 500 index, in recent years, James Glassman writes in a guest commentary.

The market selloff will put pressure on Jerome Powell to deliver quick rate cuts, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary.

A U.S. manufacturing renaissance won’t be easy, Erin McLaughlin writes in a guest commentary.

The history of U.S. job losses is more complicated than the story President Donald Trump is telling, David R. Breuhan writes in a guest commentary.

Efforts to reform German debt brake could turn the country back into the locomotive of European growth, Desmond Lachman writes in a guest commentary.

Canada has created a model worth replicating, a commentary essay argues.

Companies are leaning into new U.S. factories, while capital is starting to look elsewhere, Ludovic Subran writes in a guest commentary.