Economics

By enacting a Section 301 investigation against France in response to a proposed digital tax against U.S.-based global tech giants, Washington is taking a heavy-handed approach.

Sanctions threats from the EU and the U.S., coupled with the president's move to assert control over the central bank, signal that pressure on the Turkish economy could soon ramp up.

Vietnam's emerging role as a place to dodge tariffs is exacerbating longtime frictions with the U.S. over the country's growing trade surplus.

Their G-20 summit has the potential to create a trade war truce that unsticks the frozen U.S.-China trade talks, but a number of pitfalls remain.

Decades of deferred action on needed reforms have left the Islamic republic susceptible to financial crisis – and U.S. sanctions are bearing down.

Rather than compete for current President Mauricio Macri's seat as expected, popular former President Cristina Fernandez has chosen to appeal to a broader base by running as vice president and allowing former Cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez to run for president.

If the economic pain on display in April economic data continues, China's strategy could shift.

The Treasury Department's adjustment to the criteria for determining currency manipulation under U.S. law could also add several other countries to its watchlist.

After years of austerity measures under President Mauricio Macri, Argentine voters could choose his populist opponent -- putting foreign businesses, lenders and investors at risk.

At the risk of angering international partners and deepening Turkey's economic malaise, authorities order an election rerun in Istanbul after the government lost the city.