Commentary

Our national debt is a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Tax hikes alone can’t solve the problem—and they might even make it worse, Adam Michel writes in a guest commentary.

The public needs clarity from the administration about the war’s purpose and timeline, Edward Price writes in a guest commentary.

Pre-IPO investment opportunities marketed to retail investors aren’t what they seem, Marshall Sandman writes in a guest commentary.

The government has an important role to play in managing critical mineral markets, Morgan Bazilian, Brad Handler, Ian Lange, and Andrew Bauman write in a guest commentary.

The U.S. historically leads recovery efforts. That is becoming less certain, Robert Hormats writes in a guest commentary.

The conflict may flip which country has the upper hand heading into the Trump-Xi negotiations next month, Diana Choyleva writes in a guest commentary.

The Department of Defense formally labeled the AI firm a supply chain risk Thursday, despite its tech being used in the war.

The Trump administration’s efforts to support some transit in the strait won’t be enough to stabilize the energy market over the longer run, Ben Cahill writes in a guest commentary.

The managing director of the World Economic Forum writes that governments must adapt to a fragmenting world order.

Traders initially treated the Iran conflict as just another geopolitical blip. That assumption is becoming harder to defend, Carolyn Kissane writes in a guest commentary.

Markets have reasons to fear uncertainties about AI. Sci-fi thought experiments might offer guidance, Mark Rosenberg writes in a guest commentary.

Investors should assess the Middle East conflict carefully before reacting, Matt Gertken writes in a guest commentary.

For Greenspan’s 100th birthday, veteran Fed reporter David Wessel reflects on the former chair’s time at the central bank.

The Federal Reserve chair nominee will face an uphill battle to forward his agenda, Joseph Gagnon writes in a guest commentary.

The lack of will to police untested financial instruments is setting the stage for crisis similar to 2008, David Slovick writes in a guest commentary.

Markets are wrong to price a terminal outcome into short-duration instruments, Andres Pinter writes in a guest commentary.

AI promises to lower barriers to entry, giving a boost to stale industries, Brij Khurana writes in a guest commentary.

Developing nations must assert economic sovereignty without rejecting globalization, Rabah Arezki writes in a guest commentary.

The president’s tariffs have created new economic opportunity for India, Brian Klein writes in a guest commentary.

The likely next chair of the Federal Reserve will be judged by his handling of broader market issues, Ross Levine writes in a guest commentary.

The Trump administration is likely to crackdown further on Chinese companies this year, Jonathan E. Hillman writes in a guest commentary.

Washington won’t succeed in its new global priorities if the European alliance is unraveling, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary.

Cryptocurrencies are losing their narrative lure to gold, Marcello Estevão writes in a guest commentary.

An AI makeover is coming instead, Mark Penn writes in a guest commentary.