Economy News Shrinking Economy Down To Finance Sector Decline

This Is How Our Economy Comes Crashing Down

But a closer inspection shows that an increasing number of structural supports — across businesses, labor markets, consumers and stocks — are looking wobbly. A Jenga-like collapse, meaning an ... Read More

Taxing a shrinking economy

Add fuel levies, cross-subsidies in electricity tariffs, duties, PTA surcharges on phones, and countless hidden distortions across the economy that feed into consumer prices, and the real figure rises ... Read More

Japan’s GDP Shrinks, Backing Takaichi’s Case for Fiscal Stimulus

Japan’s economy contracted for the first time in six quarters, supporting Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s case to compile an ambitious economic stimulus package. Read More

Japan's economy contracts for first time in six quarters on tariff hit

Shipments from automakers in particular plummeted, following a period of hiking exports before tariffs came into effect. Read More

Government shutdown costing the economy billions of dollars each week

Estimates of the economic hit from the U.S. government shutdown put the losses at up to $16 billion every week the impasse continues. Read More

The problem with America’s shutdown economy

The White House subsequently withdrew Mr Antoni’s nomination. Yet for the past month America’s government shutdown has subjected the country to a similar experiment: nearly all data releases have been ... Read More

The US economy saw 'essentially no job growth' last month: Moody's

A leading economist is warning that job creation in the U.S. economy is slowing to a crawl as the ongoing government shutdown precluded the release of the September jobs report last week. Moody's ... Read More

People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world’s economy

Ashley and Nick Evancho's 3-year-old daughter, Sophia, plays with their dog in front of their home near Buffalo, N.Y. Ashley and Nick have decided to have only one child, a choice many people are ... Read More

What's in store for Ontario's economy? Slower growth and a challenging labour market: province

Ontario's deficit projection is shrinking in its fall fiscal update, but so are the province's expectations for the labour market as U.S. tariffs are expected to continue hitting the economy. Read More

How losing 400,000 international students could cripple Canada’s economy

Canada has emerged as a leading hub for international students, welcoming hundreds of thousands to its universities and colleges every year. Their spending supports local ... Read more This article ... Read More

People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy

Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves through economies. Read More