By David Leonhardt Graphics by Ashley Wu Total G.D.P. Among high-income countries and China China $30 trillion $25 But by ...

Based on what 155 years of historic precedent tells us about notable declines in M2 and the performance of the U.S. economy ...

The modern economy relies on facts and figures, many of them supplied by the U.S. government. It’s why President Donald Trump ...

The Great Depression soon achieved a depth and duration unparalleled in modern economic history. Roosevelt could offer little in the way of programmatic or governmental solutions to confront this ...

Investing during a period of economic depression or recession can be daunting. However, choosing the right depression stocks can help you weather a period of uncertainty and protect your financial ...

The Glass-Steagall Act was part of the Banking Act of 1933. It created a barrier between commercial and investment banking.

The worst economic crisis in American history ... the reforms that took place as a result of the Great Depression established the modern central banking system as we know it today—they may ...

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 kneecapped America's ability to escape the Great Depression, and today's trade wars look ...

“The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment ... Irving Fisher made huge contributions to the foundations of modern financial economics. In the 1987 Palgrave Dictionary of ...

Instead of protecting American jobs, it led to retaliatory tariffs from other countries, caused a significant decrease in global trade, and worsened the Great Depression. Stock markets often react ...