The Indicator from Planet Money

It is a special edition of the Beigies Awards where one regional Federal Reserve Bank will... more

Sanae Takaichi was sworn in as Japan’s first female prime minister a little over a month a... more

Tariffs are bringing in some serious cash into the US Treasury’s pocket. The problem with ... more

Why can't the US be like Europe, Japan or India—countries that all have extensive passenge... more

Public sector economics is a fundamental piece of the discipline. So we wanted to give our... more

In a rural pocket of northeastern Louisiana, Meta is building a $30 billion data center ca... more

President Trump has said he’d try to get more Argentine beef into the U.S. So who would ac... more

It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic nu... more

When people lose their homes to wildfire, hurricanes or flooding, they're eager to rebuild... more

Foreign automakers already have huge assembly plants in the U.S., but lots of parts and ma... more

The U.S. labor market is stagnant right now, with little hiring and lots of people holding... more

Ever put in the winning bid for something on an auction site only to realize you significa... more

It’s … Indicators of the Week! We look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers fr... more

The U.S. is committed to bailing out Argentina to the tune of $20 billion using a little k... more

The U.S. Supreme Court may soon rule on President Trump’s favorite tariff law.  It could r... more

The World Cup is coming up, and it’s going to cost a pretty penny if you are hoping to att... more

France has one of the most generous pension systems in the world. But several governments ... more

There’s one job that gets all the attention during a government shutdown: air traffic cont... more

The “Shiller PE Ratio” is at its highest level since November of 1999. That was at the pea... more

Russia’s been subject to more than 5,000 sanctions since its invasion of Ukraine. Yet many... more