The U.S. Treasury is planning to buy back at least double the long-dated government bonds it usually does. Will the plan pit the Treasury secretary against both the bond markets and the Fed?

The cost of diesel gas is nearing record highs as the war in Iran continues.

The U.S. and Venezuela reached an agreement giving the U.S. access to 65 billion barrels of oil.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with economist Justin Wolfers of the University of Michigan about what's going on with the bond market — and why it matters to everyday people.

The IRS slashed its auditing staff last year — but the move may have backfired as tax collections from enforcement efforts plummeted, an Inspector General report shows.

Finance officials are meeting again on Tuesday in Asheville, North Carolina, amid major concerns about the economic impact of the Iran war.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Mary Lovely of the the Peterson Institute for International Economics about inflation and the economy.

President Trump says a new deal with Venezuela would give the U.S. control of more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves.

The trade war escalated between the U.S. and Canada, and the Trump administration tried to cut off Iran economically. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Wendy Cutler of the Asia Society Policy Institute.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh reiterated his commitment to fighting inflation in a major speech — raising expectations that rate hikes may be coming, though he did not clearly spell out a path going forward.