Global economy already feeling drag from Trump tariffs

Big-name multinationals right down to niche e-commerce players last week cut sales targets, warned of job cuts and reviewed their business plans, while major economies revised down growth prospects ... Read More

Another American ally just issued an economic warning because of the trade war

Another day, another piece of evidence that President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with friends and foes is hurting the global economy. Today: Japan’s central bank cut its economic growth ... Read More

Billionaire Investor Sends Warning: 'It's Too Late'

The economy is just starting to feel the effects of the massive global tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration, but one prominent billionaire investor thinks that it's already "too late" to ... Read More

Kickstart: Waiting for economic data

Find yourself reading tea leaves as you ponder your business plans? Checking out your zodiac signs? Consider consulting a Magic 8 Ball? Because, let's face it, trying to figure out where the global ... Read More

Fed Warns of Rising Economic Risks as It Leaves Rates Steady

Officials are puzzling over whether to focus on the risks of higher prices or weaker hiring ... Read More

'Already too late': Hedge fund billionaire, who predicted 2008 financial crisis, gives big warning over Trump tariffs

Ray Dalio, hedge fund billionaire and founder of Bridgewater Associates, has given a big warning over US President Donald Trump's tariffs in a social media post on X. Dalio, who correctly predicted ... Read More

Stock markets drop on news that U.S. economy shrank amid tariffs

Such data raises the threat of a worst-case scenario called 'stagflation,' one where the economy stagnates yet inflation remains high. Read More

What Recession? Stock Investors Expect the Good Times to Continue

The S&P 500 is now down just 3.3% for the year, reflecting hopes for tariff rollbacks. Read More

Trump’s 100 days pushes the world toward instability, economic decline and diplomatic crisis

Donald Trump has gutted American diplomacy, disparaged NATO allies, cosied up to autocrats, floated wild ambitions to annexe Greenland, and even suggested Canada should become the 51st state ... Read More

Did Trump's tariffs hurt US economy in first quarter? Here's what the GDP report card says

The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter as President Donald Trump's economic agenda took effect, according to new data released on Wednesday. It is the weakest GDP print since the same period ... Read More