Government debt and budget deficits are both set to spiral higher in the coming three decades if current patterns hold, according to new projections released Thursday by the Congressional Budget Office.

Homebuyers are trickling back into the mortgage market, but not enough to offset the industry's steep and steady drop in refinance business.

he average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dipped about a penny nationally during the past two weeks, to $2.34.

HONG KONG, March 27 (Reuters) - China's yuan firmed on Monday, reflecting the U.S. dollar's broad declines as President Donald Trump's inability to pass a healthcare reform bill raised doubts about his ability to see through planned fiscalstimulus measures.

Traders have been driving themselves crazy trying to handicap the health-care vote tonight, but there's a bigger issue for the markets: Will getting a tax bill through be easier or harder than getting a health-care bill through?

The fast-rising cost of housing today is shrinking demand for home loans but also pushing those who are in the market toward cheaper, adjustable-rate mortgages.

All signs point to rising inflation, but investors aren't properly pricing that into their decision making, according to one portfolio manager.

Bill Gates suggested in a recent interview that robots should be taxed when they are doing the role of a human worker, but the CEO of a leading automation firm took issue with that idea.

Progress on fiscal reforms could prompt S&P to return Indonesia's credit rating to investment grade this year, economists and fund managers told CNBC.

Inflation is back, but economy remains weak.

Stronger than expected fourth quarter growth in Singapore driven by improved global demand led economists to upgrade their 2017 projections for the Southeast Asian city state, an official survey of forecasters showed Wednesday.

American banks currently have some of "the best balance sheets in a generation," according to independent analyst Mike Mayo.

For chaebol reform, better late than never The market impact of S.Korean reforms 1 Hour Ago | 01:54 Local markets may get a boost as South Korea moves onto the next chapter of its months-long political scandal: presidential elections due by May 9.

US weekly jobless claims total 243,000 vs 235,000 estimate.

Deutsche Bank survey says investors optimistic on hedge fund performance.

Asia-Pacific nations must be leaders in promoting free trade as global growth slows, senior trade experts said in a Monday report.

One of China's biggest trade partners is worried Beijing will turn to its 'old toolbox' of protectionism

The shortages were first caused by lower oil prices, but policymakers ultimately made the situation worse by pegging the Nigerian naira [its official currency] at a rate analysts say was overvalued.

The analysts forecast that China will overcome recent macroeconomic challenges and the prospect of a financial shock to transition into a high income economy by 2027.

More Wells Fargo customers may have been affected by a scandal over phony accounts than previously believed, the third-largest U.S. lender said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.