IMF forecasts slower growth for U.S. economy in 2025, pointing to escalating trade war

The U.S. economy will grow 1.8% this year, the IMF said in its World Economic Outlook, down .9% from January and a full percentage point from last year's projection. The global institution does not ... Read More

IMF cuts US economic growth forecast over trade tensions, policy uncertainty

The International Monetary Fund released its world economic outlook which cut the economic growth forecast for the U.S. due to trade tensions and policy uncertainty. Read More

Trump fires at the Fed. America’s economy is collateral damage

Can Mr Trump actually fire Mr Powel l? Law, as currently understood, gives the central bank protection. The president can only remove the Fed chair “for cause” such as malfeasance—a standard that ... Read More

Global Economy Set for Slowdown as Tariffs Herald New Era, IMF Says

The U.S. will suffer one of the largest hits to its growth prospects in a new era that will see most economies grow more slowly than previously expected, the fund said. Read More

US and global economic outlook deteriorates in Trump trade war, IMF says

The IMF outlook for U.S. and global economies has significantly worsened in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the uncertainty they have created. “The international community is selling ... Read More

IMF drops global economic growth forecast amid uncertainty around Trump’s tariffs

The forecasts are largely in line with many private-sector economists' expectations, though some do fear a recession is increasingly likely. Read More

Global Economic Leaders Gathering in U.S. Confront Trump’s New World Order

The I.M.F. and World Bank are holding their spring meetings as President Trump’s trade war upends the global economy. Read More

Economy will likely slow to near-standstill or recession despite Trump tariff pause: Survey

Forecasters say the economy will nearly stall or slip into recession over Trump's tariffs. Some say his 90-day pause doesn't change their outlook. Read More

Trump warns of economic slowdown unless Fed cuts rates, triggering selloff

The U.S. economy could slow unless interest rates are lowered immediately, President Donald Trump said on Monday, repeating his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who says rates should ... Read More

‘Huge Increases in Prices for American Working Families’: Three Experts on What Trump’s Economic Policy Means

Brainard: If so, it is not a smart strategy. Hitting working families with huge price hikes, raising the risk of throwing the economy into a recession, increasing interest costs on the U.S. debt at a ... Read More

German government forecasts economic stagnation in 2025, Handelsblatt reports

The German government cut its economic forecast for this year and now foresees stagnation instead of 0.3% growth, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing government sources. Read More