Economy & Markets

Explore inflation, interest rates, market dynamics, and the forces behind economic outcomes — in plain language, connected to businesses you know.

What this section covers

Inflation and how it moves costs, prices, and customer behavior.
Interest rates and why they matter for borrowing, investment, and valuations.
Market dynamics: how sentiment, expectations, and results interact.
Consumer spending and the signals companies report about it.

See the economy inside a company

Macro forces show up in company results. In McDonald’s: The Real Estate Business Behind the Burgers, inflation, wage laws, and lower-income consumers’ price sensitivity are among the risks shaping U.S. traffic and franchisee economics.

Dedicated economy explainers will appear here once they are published.