The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication.

In this timeline, we examine the progress—and the setbacks—over the past 50 years. On April 22, an estimated 20 million people march in U.S. streets to call attention to the urgent need for ...

High debt may not be an obstacle to President Xi Jinping boosting spending in the world’s second-largest economy. Officials ...