The East Asian financial crisis sent economies world wide reeling. So how did the Eighth District remain relatively unscathed?

An annual survey on the price of a hamburger in countries around the globe provides a surprisingly meaty lesson about relative currency valuations.

The anti-pollution program in Congress contains desirable economic features. But a key component - an auction process covering all permits for carbon emissions - does not seem to be politically viable.

The states in the Eighth Federal Reserve District are reporting faster growth in exports to China than is the U.S. as a whole. Missouri is leading the region's pack, with an annual rate of growth topping 31 percent.

Although this deficit has been rising steadily since the early 1990s, a "hard landing" for the U.S. economy is unlikely. One reason is that only in the United States can so many foreigners invest so much money and get such good returns.