In a graph that came to be known as the “elephant curve,” the Serbian American economist Branko Milanović argued that the world’s poorest people were experiencing only minor income growth ...

The OECD's forecast projects a slowdown in U.S. economic growth due to tariffs, with GDP growth at 1.5% in 2026 and inflation reaching 3.9% by the end of 2025.

Despite a temporary uptick in inflation ahead owing to tariffs, we expect softening economic growth to push the Fed to lower rates. For the full details, see our US Economic Outlook . Get the full ...

Today: Japan’s central bank cut its economic growth forecast for the country in half. Another day, another piece of evidence that President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with friends and ...

The rate of global economic growth is also forecast to decrease this year, down from 3.3% in January to 2.8%. The organization does not expect the U.S. to enter a recession in 2025, ...

The Bank of England has cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, citing lower UK inflation. The move, which had been widely expected, brings the main cost of borrowing in ...

U.S. economy shrank in early 2025 as tariffs sapped growth, imports surged. GDP contracted at an annual rate of 0.3 percent, a new report shows, as panic purchases ahead of tariffs fueled imports.

The US economy did not quite manage 3% annual economic growth during Joe Biden’s four years as president. Real (that is, inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product grew an annualized 2.8% from ...

Trump’s Three Steps to Economic Growth. His tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation efforts make up a coherent strategy to benefit Main Street. By . Scott Bessent. Share. Resize. Listen (2 min) ...