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Despite U.S. trade war, EOCD expects global economy will grow 3.2% this year

The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday. Read More

Trade wars are dying down, but the U.S. economy is still licking its wounds

A weak job market and slumping manufacturing are casualties of higher tariffs Businesses see high U.S. tariffs as leading to higher costs, weaker sales and lower profits. Higher wine prices hurting ... Read More

How the U.S. Economy Has Defied Doomsday Predictions on Tariffs

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time this year, although Chair Jerome Powell said a third cut is ‘not a foregone conclusion.’ WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains the central bank’s ... Read More

A Trump-Xi trade deal won’t fix either country’s economy

The extraordinary trade war President Donald Trump unleashed has been taking a toll on the Chinese and American economies. China is in a far more precarious state, mostly due to preexisting problems, ... Read More

International Trade, Regulation, and the Global Economy

As tariffs and trade deals make headlines, here’s a perfect puzzle: Why, as tariffs fell and supply chains expanded in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, did many economies fail to see the ... Read More

How Tariffs And Technology Reshaped The U.S. Economy In 2025 And What Comes Next

In 2026, a reasonable baseline outlook is that the U.S. economy will get fresh support from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s front-loaded fiscal easing. Read More

Poll shows 47% of Americans see large US trade deficit as economic emergency

WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - About half of Americans view the large U.S. trade deficit with other countries as an economic emergency, according to a poll released on Tuesday, a day before the Supreme ... Read More

Resilient domestic economy gives India space to negotiate U.S. trade deal, sources say

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s strong domestic economy and a smaller-than-expected hit to exports are giving New Delhi more room to negotiate a trade deal with Washington, which has imposed ... Read More

U.S. economy grew at an above-average speed before shutdown, delayed reports show. What about now?

High tariffs have led to big swings in the U.S. trade deficit this year. The U.S. economy was still expanding at an uneven but somewhat robust pace as summer drew to a close, a trickle of economic ... Read More

Layoffs Soar 140%—7 Warning Signs Point to a Deepening U.S. Economic Crisis

Layoffs are surging across the U.S. economy at a pace not seen since the 2009 financial crisis. Through October 2025, employers announced 1.1 million job cuts—a 65 percent increase from last year and ... Read More

IMF urges China to address economic imbalances as trade surplus hits $1 trillion

The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged China to fix its economic imbalances, echoing longstanding calls for the world's second-largest economy to rely more on domestic spending and ... Read More

Trade wars are dying down, but the U.S. economy is still licking its wounds

Higher wine prices hurting restaurant sales. Soaring coffee costs shrinking roaster profits. Brewers charging extra for beer because hops, grains and aluminum are more expensive. These are among the ... Read More