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Europe and the US Are Drifting Apart and It Isn’t Just Because of Trump

Donald Trump is often blamed for the US’s hostility toward the EU, but the roots of the rift run deeper. Europe’s manufacturing-heavy economy and tough regulation of US tech have put it on a collision ... Read More

How markets could topple the global economy

The shock, and weaker American demand, would spill over to low-growth Europe and deflationary China, compounding the blow to exporters from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. And because foreigners ... Read More

China used its trade juggernaut to withstand US tariffs. Can it keep its edge?

Whether China can maintain its level of exports to the rest of the world – and expand back into the US market after the recent truce, is a consequential question for the world’s second-largest economy ... Read More

US-China Trade Deal: Trump’s Tariff Cut, Xi's Rare Earth Pledge, And Why The World Is Watching

US President Donald Trump lowered tariffs on China from 57 per cent to 47 per cent, easing some of the tensions between the two largest economies in the world. The development came after the American ... Read More

China's exports suffer worst downturn since Feb as tariffs hammer US demand

It's a stark reminder of the manufacturing juggernaut's reliance on American consumers even as it woos buyers elsewhere. Read More

Top asset manager DWS warns of global risks if US restricts dollar access

Executives at DWS , one of Europe's largest money managers, are thinking through the potential impacts in the unlikely event that the U.S. Federal Reserve limits access to dollar funding, the firm's ... Read More

Europe Loses Big In U.S.-China Economic War

As Sino-American economic competition increasingly includes sanctions, the losers can be found worldwide. Europe is one of the biggest losers of this rivalry. Read More

2025 Economic Outlook to examine an uncertain global economy

Established in 1954, the Economic Outlook series is a renowned tradition at Chicago Booth, offering some of the nation’s leading scholars an opportunity to share key insights that help reframe our ... Read More

IMF Warns Global Debt Nears 100% Of GDP: Could Bitcoin Be The World's Safe Haven?

In its latest Fiscal Monitor Report, the IMF said global public debt now exceeds $91 trillion, up $5 trillion in just a year. The U.S., China, and several European economies are driving the surge, ... Read More

In China, Global Companies Struggle as Home-Grown Brands Steal Thunder

LONDON/PARIS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -For many companies, business in China has changed for the long term as a fragile economy and sluggish consumer demand are forcing executives to rethink their brand ... Read More

The AI bubble could pop the US and global economies

Is artificial intelligence a bubble that is about to burst? If so, what would be the consequences for the U.S. and global economy? These issues have come to the fore as the U.S. stock market has ... Read More

US, Europe, and China drive global EV boom to record highs

Global EV sales passed the 2 million mark for the first time in September 2025, according to new data from EV research house Rho Motion – here’s how it breaks down. Rho Motion’s data shows that 2.1 ... Read More