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China Trade Fight Threatens COVID-Like Shock To U.S. Economy, Analysis Finds

If the latest trade skirmish between the U.S. and China escalates into a full-scale trade war, the result could restrict supply chains, much like what happened at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Tariffs expected to slow global trade, adding another risk to US economy

The World Trade Organization, in a report released this past week, forecasts that global trade will slow next year as fewer goods and services move between countries. It had originally predicted ... Read More

Beijing created the special financing tool to turbocharge domestic innovation and help the economy ride out the trade war

Beijing created the special financing tool to turbocharge domestic innovation and help the economy ride out the trade war. Read More

The country’s not in a recession, but your state could be

According to a recent analysis by Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, 22 U.S. states are now either in recession or very close to entering on ... Read More

China’s rare-earths power move jolted Trump but was years in the making

Beijing’s new export controls on rare earths are designed to force the U.S. to drop its own restrictions on selling advanced computer chips to China, analysts say. Read More

The second phase of the trade war could be sector tariffs

Countries that did not run bilateral trade surpluses with the U.S. are now subject to a universal 10 percent rate. In comparison, most countries with trade surpluses were assigned reciprocal tariff ... Read More

Recession seems far off - that's the good news. Yet the economy is also far from trouble-free.

Customers shop at the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York to buy the latest versions of the company's popular phones and other items. Enough trouble spots emerged in the U.S. economy to coax the ... Read More

Farmers Alarmed: U.S. Nearing Agricultural Economic Crisis — Steps to Reverse Course

Nearly half (46%) of U.S. farmers believe we are on the brink of a farm crisis, according to a new survey released by the National Corn Growers Association. And 65% are more concerned now about their ... Read More

How A U.S. Government Shutdown Could Affect The Economy

With Republicans and Democrats at an impasse over funding the federal government, a partial shutdown looks more likely than not. Here's how a shutdown could affect the economy. Read More

How Will The Ag Economy Climb Out of Its Bottom?

46% of ag economists say the economy situation is “somewhat worse off” compared to last month and 27% say it’s “much worse off” compared to last year. According to the latest Ag Economist’s Monthly ... Read More

Recession seems far off — that’s the good news. Yet the economy is also far from trouble-free.

Enough trouble spots emerged in the U.S. economy to coax the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates last week — but it turns out the news isn’t all that bad. A bevy of recent reports also show ... Read More