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A post-shutdown fog will hang over the U.S. economy for months

Key economic data was not gathered during the U.S. government shut down — casting a fog of uncertainty over the state of the U.S. economy at a crucial time. The Canada-U.S. trade war has dragged on ... Read More

(News Focus) S. Korea, U.S. upgrade alliance to comprehensive, strategic partnership with trade, security deals

President Lee Jae Myung has upgraded South Korea's alliance with the United States into a future-oriented strategic partnership by finalizing massive Korean investment pledges in key U.S. sectors and ... Read More

Trump Tariffs Push Japan’s Economy Into Contraction

The Japanese economy shrank 1.8 percent from the same quarter last year as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth. Read More

Canada Reaches for Its Economic Past to Find a Future Less Reliant on the U.S.

Prime Minister Mark Carney fast-tracked mines and other natural resource projects to the dismay of some Indigenous groups and many environmentalists. Read More

The stock market faces big questions about the economy this week. How to be strategic as delayed data comes out.

Stock investors may be in for an unsettling start to the week if doubts about the AI trade keep colliding with concerns around the upcoming release of backlogged economic 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

What the Trump tariffs Supreme Court case could mean for the economy

If the Supreme Court allows Trump’s steepest tariffs to stand, price increases may accelerate while economic uncertainty associated with the tariffs could put downward pressure on hiring, some ... Read More

U.S. approves South Korean nuclear submarine program in finalized trade deal

The United States and South Korea on Friday released a joint fact sheet on a trade agreement that includes Washington's approval for Seoul to develop nuclear submarines. Read More

Milei scores Trump trade deal that will test Argentina's closed economy

Pact adds to the Trump administration’s tens of billions of dollars in financial support for its ideological ally and delivers on Milei's promise to voters to secure such a deal. Read More

Trade tensions force EU to cut 2026 eurozone growth forecast

The eurozone economy will grow less than expected next year, the EU executive predicted on Monday, as risks from international trade and geopolitical tensions weigh on the single currency area. Read More