Stories by Ana Swanson

The economy President Trump loves looks a lot like the one candidate Trump hated

US President Donald Trump promised an economic boom, and he says it has already begun, touting a bubbly stock market...

Published 04 Jul, 2017 06:58am

Fed raises interest rate, signalling confidence in the economy

“The rate hike signals that the Fed believes the economy is improving and is going to be resilient to those hikes”

Published 19 Jun, 2017 07:38am

Ultra-rich hiding way more money overseas than anyone realised

IT was the most consequential leak in the history of the offshore world, providing journalists and the public an...

Published 04 Jun, 2017 07:07am

You’re not getting a raise and nobody knows why

Given strong job growth and low unemployment, many economists had been expecting that wages would be rising faster

Published 15 May, 2017 06:46am

Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged

Consumer and business confidence remain high, but analysts say there is a risk these measures could begin to flag if

Updated 08 May, 2017 07:17am

Violent forces ease economic inequality

Rising economic inequality in the United States has been a major animating force on both the political left and the...

Published 24 Apr, 2017 07:09am

Trump takes a centrist course

The reversals come amid a period of rapid evolution for Trump on both foreign and domestic issues

Published 17 Apr, 2017 06:59am

Why more men will soon find themselves doing ‘women’s work’

Many economists say that bringing back once-high-paying jobs for less educated men will be difficult, if not impossible

Published 17 Apr, 2017 06:59am

Fed raises rates amid signs of strengthening economy

By raising the cost of borrowing, higher interest rates could dampen the economy’s growth but attract global investment.

Updated 20 Mar, 2017 08:14am

Contradictions in dollar views

For more than 20 years, the US government has adhered to an official ‘strong dollar’ policy — defending the...

Published 23 Jan, 2017 07:11am

Who gets hurt when part-time work becomes the new normal

It’s often the quality, not the quantity, of the jobs that is in question

Published 12 Dec, 2016 07:08am

China’s influence over Hollywood grows

CHINA has never been shy about its desire to acquire “soft power” — the kind of cultural and economic ...

Published 27 Sep, 2016 06:59am

You might be among the richest people in the world and not realise it

To be among the wealthiest half of the world last year, an adult needed to own only $3,210 in net assets

Updated 24 Jan, 2016 11:39am

The country that tricked the world

WASHINGTON: China’s stock market took a breather Friday after plunging this week, pulling global markets down with...

Published 10 Jan, 2016 07:23am

Researchers track effects of workplace stress

People often like to groan about how their job is “killing” them. Tragically, for some groups of people in the...

Published 01 Nov, 2015 07:05am