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Recent consumer sentiment data has been particularly grim. Uncertainty around President Trump's tariff policy and its impacts has soured the consumer outlook for the economy, and the latest consumer ...

There are signs steeper US tariffs, introduced by US President Donald Trump, are feeding through to higher prices for Americans. But they are also inflicting pain beyond US borders. We look at ...

There are two kinds of economic data followed by traders on Wall Street. “Soft” data is based on surveys of investors, business owners, and consumers. It shows what they think and say. “Hard” data ...

Inflation is in a tug of war: Disinflationary housing offsets inflationary tariffs, but tariffs will increasingly push consumer prices higher over the next year. The economy and stock market are both ...

UNTIL 1700 the world economy did not really grow—it just stagnated. Over the previous 17 centuries global output had expanded by 0.1% a year on average, a rate at which it takes nearly a millennium ...

To stay competitive, the country must adopt a new economic framework - one rooted in institutional reform, technological ...