Trade, production, growth and other global economic vitals are proving resilient almost four months after President Trump’s ...

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Global economic growth is on track for its weakest decade since the 1960s, according to a new analysis by the World Bank, which cites President Donald Trump’s trade war as a major factor ...

The bank also lopped 0.4 percentage points off its forecast for global growth this year. It now expects the world economy to expand just 2.3% in 2025, down from 2.8% in 2024. Advertisement ...

In Japan, economic growth is expected to accelerate this year – but only from 0.2% in 2024 to a sluggish 0.7% this year, well short of the 1.2% the World Bank had forecast in January.

Donald Trump’s combative trade policies have tipped the world economy into a downturn, with the US among the hardest hit, the OECD said. The Paris-based organization slashed its global forecasts ...

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kearney's Global Business Policy Council today released its Global Economic Outlook 2025–2027: 1H 2025 report, entitled "Uncharted territory." ...

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Global economic growth is on track for its weakest decade since the 1960s, according to a new analysis by the World Bank, which cites President Donald Trump’s trade war as a major factor ...