As the US grows frustrated with peacemaking efforts, Europe needs to step up its support for Ukraine’s defense.

After much experimentation, autonomous big rigs are now making real deliveries. Policymakers should start rolling out the red carpet.

Policymakers can no longer ignore the bureaucracy’s deficiencies.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has picked the worst possible moment to consider loosening a crucial financial system safeguard.

Challenging the central bank’s independence poses enormous economic risks.

By embracing the poor and marginalized, the 266th pope proved to be a consummately countercultural force.

Before much longer, its hard-won credibility will be on the line.

More Americans could die without a clear and authoritative directive encouraging them to get vaccinated.

Simpler accounting for administrative costs would be a step in the right direction.

Companies aren’t about to invest in the US without knowing how high import barriers might be next month or next year.

Stifled by protectionism, the industry was atrophying long before competitors seized market share. It’ll take more than money to revive it.

What the elimination of an obscure advisory committee on economic data says about the administration’s commitment to relevance and accuracy.

The stakes are too high to forgo US funding.

If this government is serious about overcoming stagnation, it must deliver on infrastructure projects like the airport’s expansion.

The Russian leader says he’s ready to meet. He won’t negotiate seriously until the costs of fighting are steeper.

Fixing anti-money-laundering rules can reduce the burden on banks and limit the harm to innocent customers.

Planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico have been suspended, but the economic damage has been done.

The outlook for economic policy is anybody’s guess. The central bank can’t afford to speculate.

Much of the law was sensible — but with public debt on its current path, simply extending it is unaffordable.

US export controls are meant to slow down Chinese progress in AI, not halt it altogether. They’re still valuable.

America's tax system for citizens abroad is a disaster. Changing it is one of the president’s better ideas.

Rachel Reeves’ fiscal rules haven’t erased questions about the government’s plans.

With its withdrawal, the US cedes its outsize influence in the global health organization to countries like China and puts lives at risk.

A merit-based system will return the policy to its intended purpose.

Homeowners in increasingly risky areas can’t obtain adequate coverage as insurers flee the state to avoid losses.

A dormant but shocking scandal has regained the public’s attention. The UK needs to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse.

Bloomberg Opinion’s fiscal hawk takes on its market optimist in a debate about whether the US is on a path to financial ruin.

Trump’s choice of Treasury secretary is capable and qualified. That will make following the president-elect’s instructions quite a challenge.

I’ve been watching with a mixture of dread and curiosity how deeply Elon Musk has got involved in German politics over the last few weeks.

Simplifying oversight of markets and banking would make the system safer. It won’t be easy.

Google has made striking advancements in a promising new technology. Now the government needs to do its part.

A bad peace would compound the already high cost of deterring future aggression.

Around the country, outdated regulations block development. Enough already.

This year was the warmest on record, yet humanity shows little wherewithal to reverse course.

A tit-for-tat trade war would hurt both Europe and the US, but internal barriers to trade and the efficient allocation of capital leave Europe ill-prepared.

A 39-year-old man in Siberia has been jailed for three years for defacing posters that called on people to enlist in the Russian army, regional authorities said Tuesday.

Preventing a terrorist resurgence and ensuring the battered nation’s new government represents all Syrians is in America’s best interests, too.

Government crypto purchases would merely enrich current holders at the public’s expense.

The beneficiaries of the postwar economic order are fragmenting under increasing pressure.

He should use Medicare’s power to negotiate a better price.

They promise DOGE will attack regulation, curb waste and get better results for taxpayers. Here’s how they could improve its chances.

Le Pen appears to have made the calculation that the political and economic mess will serve to hasten Macron’s exit and propel her to power.

Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary is short on experience and has a misguided set of priorities. Republicans should demand better.

Financial institutions are at the front lines of fighting fraud, but they can’t do it alone.

While the 75-year-old alliance needs to fix its burden-sharing problem, it’s still a force multiplier for the US.

In baselessly fighting David McCormick’s victory over incumbent Senator Bob Casey, Democrats embodied the threat they’ve been warning about for years.

The bloc must either divert resources from existing programs or find a way to jointly fund capabilities commensurate to the threats it faces.