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Global Growth Remains Sluggish as Tariff Threats Loom

The International Monetary Fund said the impact of trade tensions had been limited so far, but it expects growth to slow. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington The global economy is projected to ... Read More

Global Trade Growth to Slow Sharply Next Year, W.T.O. Says

The World Trade Organization said trade growth had proved more resilient in 2025 than expected, but would slow next year as result of President Trump’s tariffs. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers ... Read More

Tariffs, Uncertainty to Slow Asia's Economic Growth, ADB Says

SINGAPORE--Asia's economies grew at a solid pace in the first half of the year, but that momentum will slow as tariffs take effect, the Asian Development Bank said as it cut growth forecasts for the ... Read More

The Global Economy Is On A 2-Way Track

Global economic growth remains resilient, with AI-driven investment in the US offsetting trade conflict headwinds and supporting robust GDP performance. US tariffs have sharply shifted import sources, ... Read More

Global Economy in Flux, Prospects Remain Dim

While the near-term forecast is revised up modestly, global growth remains subdued, as the newly introduced policies slowly come into focus The global economy is adjusting to a landscape reshaped by ... Read More

World Bank raises China growth forecast to 4.8% despite U.S. trade tensions

The World Bank predicts China's economy will grow by 4.8% this year. It had forecast 4% growth in April, when the U.S. briefly ramped up tariffs on Chinese imports to more than 100%. The bank projects ... Read More

APEC and the Global Economy

Thank you, President Lee Jae Myung, for the opportunity to share the IMF’s latest global economic outlook with APEC leaders, whose economies together represent about 61 percent of global GDP. As Korea ... Read More

Trump tariffs to slow global growth to 3.2%; India's growth to stay strong with 6.6% in 2025: IMF report

Even as Donald Trump’s new wave of tariffs redraws the world’s trade map and clouds the global outlook, India remains one of the few bright spots in an otherwise slowing global economy. The IMF’s ... Read More

IMF Chief Sees Global Growth Slowing ‘Only Slightly’ in Face of Higher Tariffs

The global economy is holding up better than expected in the face of higher tariffs and greater uncertainty about relations between powerful countries and the implications of technological change, the ... Read More

Trade Tensions Weigh on IMF’s Outlook for Global Economy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell was speaking in Philadelphia before the National Association of Business Economics. Photo: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg News Tariffs, inflation and other threats such as eroding ... Read More