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Asia's factories stumble as US tariffs hit order books

(Reuters) -Asia's big manufacturing hubs struggled to fire up in October, business surveys showed on Monday, as weak U.S. demand and tariffs under President Donald Trump hit factory orders across the ... Read More

Charting the Global Economy: US Jobs Growth Tops Forecasts

US employment growth exceeded forecasts while the jobless rate ticked higher in September, illustrating a tenuous labor market that is unnerving American consumers. Read More

Global Economy: Asia sees signs of export weakness before key U.S.-China trade talks

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Manufacturing activity remained relatively solid in major Asian economies such as China and Japan in April, but exports showed signs of weakness across the region, a worrying ... Read More

Big manufacturing economies struggle as US tariffs hit order books

LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The world's big manufacturing economies struggled to fire up in October, business surveys showed on Monday, as weak U.S. demand and President Donald Trump's tariffs hit ... 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

Resilient World Economy Set for Tariff Hit in 2026, OECD Says

The global economy is still on course for a substantial blow from Donald Trump’s trade measures despite showing greater resilience than expected in recent months, the OECD said. In new forecasts ... Read More

World Bank Warns US Tariffs on Indian Exports to Partly Slow South Asia Growth Next Year

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The World Bank said on Tuesday higher tariffs on Indian goods exported to the U.S. would be a drag on South Asia's economic growth rate in 2026, even as it remains shielded in the ... Read More

India Is Withstanding Tariffs To Remain The World’s Fastest-Growing Major Economy

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover startup ecosystems and economic policy in South Asia. An employee works at a garment factory in Tiruppur, in India's ... Read More

IMF Chief Says Global Economy Doing 'Better Than Feared,' Downside Risks Dominate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The world economy has proven more resilient than expected despite acute strains from multiple shocks, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, forecasting ... Read More

The Great Shift: How Asia Became the World’s New Economic Center of Gravity & How to Invest

For most of modern history, the global economy was dominated by the West. New York, London, and Frankfurt shaped the financial markets, while U.S. and European factories defined productivity. But over ... Read More

U.S. And European Business Activity Pick Up in Continued Show Of Resilience

Business activity in the U.S. and Europe picked up in October, while continuing to increase in Asia, indications that the global economy remains resilient in the face of higher tariffs and greater ... Read More