Politics
How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy
The world economy was already grappling with a perplexing assortment of variables, from geopolitical conflicts and a slowdown in China to…
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Trump’s Tariffs Could Worsen Europe’s Economic Slowdown
President Trump’s promise to hit the United States’ trading partners with tit-for-tat tariffs — including penalties for taxes that he…
Business
Britain’s Economy Squeezes Out 0.1% Growth
The British economy eked out growth at the end of last year, data published on Thursday showed, slightly easing the pressure on the…
Business
Jobs Report Live Updates: Labor Market Expected to Be Strong
Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No major cracks had…
Business
Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates as British Economy Weakens
The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for the third time in about six months, amid signs of weak economic growth in Britain…
Politics
One Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Trade That Excludes the U.S.
In May, the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, will meet the six Middle Eastern nations that make up the…
Politics
Trump’s Tariffs Put China in a Difficult Spot
President Trump’s decision on Saturday to impose new tariffs on imports from China poses a dilemma for Beijing’s leaders: Is it better to…
Politics
Trump’s Tariffs Would Reverse Decades of Integration Between U.S. and Mexico
When Dennis Nixon started working at a regional bank in Laredo, Texas, in 1975, there was just a trickle of trade across the border with…
Business
European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates as Economic Growth Stagnates
The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday, for the fifth consecutive time, amid slowing growth in the region’s economy.…
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U.K. Government Backs Heathrow Expansion in Push for Faster Growth
Rachel Reeves, Britain’s top finance official, on Wednesday laid out plans to revive the country’s flagging economy, including supporting…
Culture
Sundance Made Park City the It Town. Now, It’s Moving.
Amid all the talk of films, fires and the state of the Oscar race, one question has dominated Sundance 2025: Where will the festival move?…
Business
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
In a number of ways, Japan’s economy seems to have gone back in time. Inflation and wage growth are mostly back where they were in the…
Politics
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect the U.S., Canada and Mexico
Decades of trade integration across North America are on the precipice of major disruption by tariffs that President Trump says he wants…
Business
India’s Economy Slows Down Just When It Was Supposed to Speed Up
A year ago, India was bouncing back from a recession caused by Covid-19 with a spring in its step. The country had overtaken China as the…
Business
I.M.F. Raises U.S. Economic Forecast as Other Regions Lag
The U.S. economy is on track to grow faster this year than previously expected, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, citing…
Politics
Facing a Flurry of U.S. Sanctions, China Prepares to Hit Back
Days before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office, China is gearing up for economic battle with the United States. It threatened a…
Business
China’s Population Declines for 3rd Straight Year
To get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking, China has tried it all, even declaring having babies an…
Business
China Says Economy Grew 5% Last Year, Driven by Exports
The economic scars of China’s real estate crash are evident at the country’s many street markets for construction materials. Proprietors…
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Economic Toll of Los Angeles Fires Goes Far Beyond Destroyed Homes
After decades of mounting damage from climate-fueled natural disasters, researchers have compiled many misery-filled data sets that trace…
Business
Germany’s Economy Shrank in 2024. Politicians Vow to Revive It.
Germany’s economic growth shrank for a second straight year in 2024, data released Wednesday showed. How to revive it this year has become…
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U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.
For years, as oil and gas companies increased production, they hired lots of workers, enriching communities across the United States. That…
Business
Soaring Bond Yields Put U.K. Government’s Economic Plan at Risk
Governments around the world are uncomfortably watching their borrowing costs rise, following the lead of the U.S. Treasury market. But…
Politics
China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus: What to Know as Trump Takes Office
China’s record trade surplus of almost $1 trillion last year has a nearly perfect mirror image on the other side of the world: an American…
Business
China’s Trade Surplus Reaches Nearly $1 Trillion
China announced on Monday that its trade surplus reached almost $1 trillion last year as its exports swamped the globe, while the…