If you talk to most Americans, the economy feels bad. Post-pandemic economic malaise and anger over inflation were major contributing factors to why incumbent political parties lost their reelection bids around the world. Nearly 9 in 10 Americans say they are still feeling the pain of higher prices from inflation, and 44% think the Fed has done a bad job taming it. But most economists would say President Joe Biden’s economy looks good. The stock...

By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - For all the trepidation about world trade, debt and inflation, it could well be worker shortages that define economic trends this year - on both sides of the Atlantic. Immigration curbs and deportations form a central plank of the agenda of President-elect Donald Trump, who returns to the White House on Monday. If he follows through with these plans, up to 1