The harbor in Sydney. Millions of Australians are experiencing levels of economic hardship not seen in many decades.
Striking workers added wood to a fire to stay warm during evening shifts in front of a recycling plant owned by the company SRW in Rötha, Germany, on Wednesday.
Migrant agricultural workers unloading fruit crates in a citrus grove in Faro, Portugal, on Tuesday.
Some Russian voters are concerned that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may introduce new economic measures after the voting.
Some Russian voters are concerned that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may introduce new economic measures after the voting.
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at a session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on Friday.
Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that he would cut taxes for nearly 30 million workers.
Revenue from the Suez Canal dropped by half after Houthi militants began attacking cargo ships using Red Sea shipping routes.
The National People’s Congress, the most important spectacle on China’s political calendar, opened on Tuesday.
Shuang Xuetao, one of China’s most celebrated young authors, is best known for his short stories chronicling the economic decline of his hometown, Shenyang, in the country’s northeast.
Dinner at a Tokyo pub. Food remains affordable in Japan, even after some inflation: a bowl of ramen can be had for less than $7, or a multi-plate set lunch for about $12.
Comments made by France’s finance minister, Bruno LeMaire, about the legality of seizing Russian assets came a day after the U.S. Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that seizing the assets was a possibility.
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen has been focused on tracking the economic implications of the war in Gaza.
A worker at a car refurbishment center in Sainte-Genevieve, northern France, on Thursday. Unemployment in France has ticked up after falling to a 15-year low last year.
Freyr, an electric battery company, built a modern factory in an industrial park near Mo i Rana, Norway.
The visit could pave the way for a second trip to China by Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen. She traveled to Beijing last summer.
Hafize Gaye Erkan was Turkey’s fifth central bank chief in five years.
Americans have only slowly spent down the savings they amassed during the early pandemic years, so the money has continued to trickle through the economy like a slow-release booster shot.
Collecting aid in Chasiv Yar, a frontline town. Ukraine has cut back payments to people forced to flee their homes.
A solar panel factory in Dalton, Ga. Fears of a global recession have largely abated, partly because of stronger-than-expected output from some countries, including the United States.
The court’s decision bars María Corina Machado from taking part in a presidential election for 15 years.
Farmers blocking the A7 highway near Albon, southeastern France, on Tuesday.
A session on artificial intelligence during the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.
A damaged building after deadly riots in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, last week.
A shopping district in Berlin. Germany’s economy contracted 0.3 percent last year, the worst performance among the 20 countries using the euro.
For months, Polish truckers have blocked border points to protest what they call unfair competition from Ukrainians.
Tel Aviv. Tech companies account for almost half of all exports and a fifth of Israel’s economic output.
An unfinished housing development in Shanghai. World Bank economists pointed to lingering weakness in real estate as evidence that China’s economy will continue to underperform this year.
A restaurant in Berlin, last year. The inflation rate in Germany rose at a slower-than-expected rate in December.
Jacques Delors in 1994. As president of the European Commission, he was a relentless advocate for building a more united Europe. In many ways, he succeeded.
As Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble was praised at home for his fiscal rigor, but reviled in poorer European countries where he imposed austerity measures.
A restaurant in Sderot, Israel, that was closed in late October because of the fighting in nearby Gaza.
India, the world’s fastest-growing economy, will hold the biggest election next year.
Since Javier Milei took office on Dec. 10 and quickly devalued the Argentine currency, prices have risen at a dizzying pace.
A statue of an imperial Chinese general stands watch near Heihe, on the Chinese side of the Amur River marking the border with Russia.
Trucks lining up to cross the Polish-Ukrainian border in Ludwinow, Poland, on Dec. 4.
Political posters in Argentina, speaking to voter worries about high inflation.
The headquarters of Russia’s central bank in Moscow.
The Bank of England held rates at 5.25 percent, a 15-year high.
President Javier Milei of Argentina at his inauguration Sunday in Buenos Aires.
A campaign poster in Cairo for the Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The war in Gaza has shifted attention away from economic problems that were hobbling him.
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen had to strike a delicate balance in Mexico, pushing her counterparts there to work harder to confront fentanyl trafficking while trying to deepen economic ties.
The Roseland Solar and Storage center in Riesel, Texas, has over 1.2 million solar panels on 4,263 acres. The United States has embarked on an enormous push to bolster its clean energy industry.
Alistair Darling in 2010. “Alistair was the person you would want in the room because he was calm and he was considered and he had great integrity,” said Gordon Brown, the Labour prime minister at the time.
Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, addressing lawmakers Tuesday. The budget crisis has threatened his three-party coalition.