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Despite US trade war, OECD 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, upgrading its outlook for ... Read More

The U.S. Economy Is Growing, but Faces Much Uncertainty

A quarterly review finds that the U.S. economy’s increasingly K-shaped nature is making American consumption patterns uneven and unpredictable. Despite continued growth, this and several other data ... Read More

Will tariffs slow the U.S. economy in 2026?

The U.S. economy has largely weathered historically high tariffs so far this year, but a new study says tariffs will hit Americans in 2026. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and ... Read More

Poor Hiring Data Points to US Economic Weakness

While medium and large establishments added jobs last month, small establishments lost 120,000 jobs, according to ADP. 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

Hot Topics in International Trade - December 2025 - Taxing Imports: Tracing the Role of Tariffs in U.S. Economic Policy

In the Chinese zodiac calendar, 2025 is the year of the snake. The snake is said to represent wisdom and strategy. As it occasionally sheds its ... Read More

Poll Shows 47% of Americans See Large US Trade Deficit as Economic Emergency

WASHINGTON (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 Court ... Read More

The U.S. Economy Is Ready To Grow Again—If Washington Lets It

Over the last few years Washington tried to micromanage the economy—and the results speak for themselves. When regulators second-guess business decisions, slow-walk mergers and erect new barriers to ... Read More

Mexico Is Not Just the Top Supplier to the U.S. Now It Is the Top Buyer.

For first time in at least 30 years, the United States has exported more to Mexico than Canada, U.S. government data show, in a sign of how much North American trade has consolidated. Read More

CBS News poll finds negativity on economy, job market and concerns about AI's impact

Pessimism about the U.S. economy and its direction continues this month — negative ratings have persisted for years — along with net-negative ratings for the U.S. job market, specifically. And in a ... Read More

Trump unveils eased fuel economy rules, touts boost for affordability

Trump is touting new fuel economy standards as a tool to lower vehicle prices and align rules to market realities. Read More