Peterson Institute for International Economics

The Prime Ministers of Greenland and Denmark sign an agreement on Greenland's security with President Trump during the 81st UNGA, in New York City. September 2026.

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Trump’s Greenland deal preserves the status quo, making the island’s independence less likely

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)

The new agreement allowing the US military’s continued presence in Greenland reaffirmed key features of an existing treaty, enabling President Donald Trump to package old diplomatic wine in a new bottle and label it a victory.

Brazilians are frustrated over the cost of living as nearly half of them say the economy has gotten worse in the past year. Picture taken at Sao Paulo's Municipal Market. September 2026.

REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

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RealTime Economics

Brazilians will go to the polls without a plan for economic policies

Monica de Bolle (PIIE)

September 30, 2026

Smoke billows from the Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia after a reported Iranian drone strike, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran. March 2026.

REUTERS/Stringer

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Policy Briefs

The Iran war is raising doubts over Trump’s "America First" foreign investment goal

Gregory Auclair (PIIE) and Adnan Mazarei (PIIE)

September 10, 2026

Yuan banknotes are displayed in this photo illustration.

Creative Commons

Photo Credit: Creative Commons

RealTime Economics

Has the Chinese yuan's rise in global usage hit a wall?

Martin Chorzempa (PIIE)

September 2, 2026

The US Commerce Department, a parent agency of the Census Bureau, has sparked scrutiny over the political independence of federal statistics. January 2023.

Sipa USA/Graeme Sloan

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RealTime Economics

Political meddling at the Census Bureau damages the entire US statistical system

Jed Kolko (PIIE)

September 1, 2026

What's New

Brazilians will go to the polls without a plan for economic policies

Monica de Bolle (PIIE)

September 30, 2026

President Claudia Sheinbaum at the San Lazaro Legislative Palace after taking the oath of office, in Mexico City, Mexico. October 2024.

After two years, where is Mexico heading under President Sheinbaum?

Alejandro Werner (PIIE)

September 28, 2026

Trump's Greenland deal preserves the status quo, making the island's independence less likely

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)

September 24, 2026

The European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.

Competitiveness and stability in banking: Two sides of the same coin

Klaas Knot (PIIE)

September 18, 2026

PIIE Charts

Trump's tariff revenue tracker: How much is the US collecting? Which imports are hit?

Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE) and Ye Zhang (PIIE)

September 24, 2026

State control of the US economy, or socialism, expanded sharply in 2025 under a Republican White House and Congress

Cullen S. Hendrix (PIIE)

September 21, 2026

US-China Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart

Chad P. Bown (PIIE)

August 22, 2026

Trump wants to make Greenland rich, but Denmark outperforms the US economically

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)

August 7, 2026

AI and economic transformation: Growth, adoption, and who captures the gains

October 6, 2026, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT

Martin Chorzempa (PIIE), Anton Korinek (PIIE; Anthropic Institute), Anna Stansbury (PIIE) and Filiz Unsal (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)

Oct

Global Economic Prospects