US Economy

Reuters
US consumer sentiment improves; tariff anxiety lingers
U.S. consumer sentiment improved for the first time in six months in June as trade tensions between the U.S. and China eased, but households worried about the economy's trajectory. The rise in ...
NHK
Japan chief tariff negotiator holds fresh talks with US ahead of G7 summit
Japan's chief tariff negotiator Akazawa Ryosei has held a fresh round of talks with top US administration officials. Akazawa says he sought the possibility of reaching a mutually beneficial agreement.
Newsweek
Map shows US states with best—and worst—economies
Incorporating dozens of metrics into its analysis, WalletHub created a ranking of the strongest economies in the U.S.
Newsweek
Map Shows US States With Best—And Worst—Economies
Incorporating dozens of metrics into its analysis, WalletHub created a ranking of the strongest economies in the U.S.
Bloomberg
Dollar Falls to Lowest Since 2022 as Economic Outlook Dims
The dollar fell to the weakest level in three years amid worries over US tariffs and the outlook for the US economy.
Wall Street Journal
Carney Says Trump Meeting at G-7 Summit to Determine Fate of US-Canada Tariff Deal
The Canadian prime minister said officials in Ottawa and Washington are in intense talks on a new economic-and-security pact, but there is no deal yet.
Reuters
US labor market loses steam; May producer inflation comes in tame
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits held at an eight-month high last week, consistent with easing labor market conditions, while slowing domestic demand helped to ...
Nikkei Asia
AI robots will narrow China's GDP gap with the US, says think tank
In a long-term economic forecast released on Thursday, the Japan Center for Economic Research predicts that by the end of the 2050s, China's real GDP will be 3.5 times the size it was in 2024. The gap ...
Financial Times
Middle East upheaval comes at a bad time for the global economy
Israel’s latest attack on Iran constitutes a bad shock for the global economy at an already fragile time. It raises risks for both growth and inflation, just as the flexibility in the fiscal and ...
Bloomberg
Modeling the US Outlook: Tariff Impacts, DOGE, Fed Rates
Anna Wong, Bloomberg’s Chief US Economist, will provide an in-depth analysis of how tariffs, budget cuts and other Trump administration policies affect the outlook for US economic growth ...
Reuters
US consumer prices rise moderately; tariffs seen fanning inflation
U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in May as cheaper gasoline partially offset higher rents, but inflation is expected to accelerate in the coming months on the back of the Trump ...
Bloomberg
US Inflation Beats Estimates for a Fourth Month
For four months many economists have predicted that US inflation would reignite, in large part due to President Donald Trump’s trade war and the knock-on effects his tariffs would have on the economy.
Australian Financial Review
Don’t fret about AUKUS. Australia can keep attracting US capital
Investors should not read too much into the AUKUS review. New US administrations routinely revisit major policies and deals as a regular exercise in due diligence.
Reuters
China-US trade deal kicks the rare earths can down the road
The tentative deal between the United States and China may represent a retreat from the worst-case scenario of a total collapse of trade between the world's two biggest economies, but it creates more ...
Bloomberg
US Economy: Producer Prices Muted, Recurring Jobless Claims Jump
US producer price inflation increased by less than forecast in May, as the producer price index rose 0.1% from a month earlier. Meanwhile, recurring applications for US unemployment benefits rose to 1 ...
Reuters
Stocks, dollar muted as investors watch progress in US-China trade talks
Global stocks and the dollar held steady on Tuesday as trade talks between the United States and China continued into a second day, giving investors some reason to believe tensions between the world's ...
Newsweek
Donald Trump's Tariffs Could Cut US Economy's Growth in Half—World Bank
The U.S. economy alone, which is the world's largest economy, is predicted to grow half as fast in 2025 than it did in 2024, with a drop from 2.8 percent to 1.4 percent, according to the report.
Newsweek
Donald Trump's tariffs could cut US economy's growth in half—World Bank
The World Bank has released a startling set of numbers showing the lack of confidence in international and national market growth as a result of a variety of factors, including the tariffs introduced ...
Financial Times
Citi to boost provision for potential bad loans on US economic worries
Citigroup is poised to increase provisions for potential bad loans by hundreds of millions of dollars for the second quarter, in a sign of growing financial stress among US consumers and businesses.
Foreign Affairs
Trump’s Tariffs and the Price of Economic Uncertainty
MATTHEW J. SLAUGHTER is Paul Danos Dean and Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. From 2005 to 2007, he served on the White House ...
Reuters
Trump tariffs may remain in effect while appeals proceed, US appeals court rules
By Dietrich Knauth and Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court allowed President Donald Trump's most sweeping tariffs to remain in effect on Tuesday while it reviews a lower court decision ...
Bloomberg
Trump Tariffs Can Remain in Effect, US Appeals Court Says
Donald Trump can continue to enforce his global tariffs for now, a federal appeals court held in a win for the president on one of his signature economic policies.
Reuters
Tariffs seen lifting underlying US consumer prices in May
U.S. consumer prices likely increased moderately in May amid relatively cheaper gasoline, but the Trump administration's import tariffs probably started filtering through to other goods and ...
Financial Times
Trump’s migration policy will hurt the US economy’s growth potential
Assuming the level of net migration is now halved compared with that projection, future growth in labour supply and consumption demand will be lost. Relative to the previously faster migration ...
Reuters
Tariffs Seen Lifting Underlying US Consumer Prices in May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices likely increased moderately in May amid relatively cheaper gasoline, but the Trump administration's import tariffs probably started filtering through to ...
Bloomberg
China Urges US to Comply With ‘Hard-Won’ Deal After London Talks
China cheered a new framework to defuse trade tensions with the US after two days of intense negotiation, calling on both countries to adhere to the agreement and maintain dialogue to stabilize ties.
Reuters
US inflation expectations ease in May, New York Fed survey shows
Americans' anxiety about the future path of inflation eased in May, as they also grew more upbeat about the state of their personal finances, according to a report released on Monday by the New York ...
Reuters
Stocks rise, dollar edges down as US-China talks in focus
Global stocks rose on Monday while the dollar slipped as talks began in London between the United States and China aimed at cooling a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. The trade ...
Reuters
Oil prices edge higher ahead of US-China trade talks
Oil prices edged higher on Monday, buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar, while investors awaited news from U.S.-China trade talks in London in the hope that a deal could boost the global economic outlook ...
Reuters
Oil prices edge higher amid US-China trade talks
Oil prices edged higher on Monday, buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar, while investors awaited news from U.S.-China trade talks in London in hopes a deal could boost the global economic outlook and ...
Reuters
Oil prices hit multi-week highs amid US-China trade talks
Oil prices hit multi-week highs on Monday, buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar, while investors awaited news from U.S.-China trade talks in London in hopes a deal could boost the global economic outlook ...
Bloomberg
Bank of Spain Cuts GDP Forecast as US Tariffs Cloud Outlook
The Bank of Spain lowered its 2025 growth forecast for the country, citing a high level of economic uncertainty due to US trade policies.
The Economist
What’s happening in LA could be a template for the Trump administration
Mr Trump himself seems keen on using soldiers to shut down protests against his policies. “We’re gonna have troops everywhere,” he said when asked about the situation in Los Angeles. The president and ...
SCMP
US vows reprieve on some tech export restrictions as talks with China begin in London
Tensions between the two sides intensified last week over their ‘chokehold’ controls on rare earths and advanced technologies.
Wall Street Journal
Ad Forecaster Cuts Industry Outlook as Trade Upheaval Risks Five-Year ‘Chilling Effect’
WPP Media now sees global ad industry growth of 6% for this year, down from its prior forecast of 7.7%, excluding U.S. political spending.
Reuters
US-China trade talks to resume for a second day
Top U.S. and Chinese officials will resume trade talks for a second day in London on Tuesday, hoping to secure a breakthrough over export controls for goods such as rare earths that have threatened a ...
SCMP
US hints at reprieve on some tech export restrictions as talks with China begin in London
Tensions between the two sides intensified last week over their ‘chokehold’ controls on rare earths and advanced technologies.
Bloomberg
Big Tech Drives Bullish Flows in US Stocks, Citi’s Montagu Says
US technology heavyweights have attracted a flurry of bullish bets as optimism around the economic outlook overshadows trade concerns, according to Citigroup Inc. strategists.
InvestmentNews
Private equity’s positive impact on the US economy highlighted in new report
The American Investment Council analyzed Pitchbook data and found that more than 13 million workers are employed by more than 21,000 PE-backed firms across the US, with the average worker receiving ...
Reuters
US small business sentiment improves in May, but uncertainty rising
U.S. small-business confidence improved in May, likely because of a de-escalation in trade tensions between Washington and China, though uncertainty over the outlook mounted amid worries over the fate ...
Bloomberg
South Korea Appoints Yeo as Trade Minister to Lead Talks With US
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung appointed Yeo Han-koo, a seasoned trade negotiator, as the new trade minister to guide the country through ongoing tariff talks with the US.
MarketWatch
Airplane travel is down year-over-year — another sign the economy is slowing: economist
Air travel, as measured by Transportation Security Administration security checks, has turned down year-over-year, a sign the U.S. economy is beginning to slow, Steve Blitz, chief U.S. economist at TS ...
Reuters
Stocks, dollar stall as investors watch progress in US-China trade talks
Global stocks and the dollar held steady on Tuesday as trade talks between the United States and China continued into a second day, giving investors some reason to believe tensions between the world's ...
Bloomberg
Paramount Global to Cut 3.5% of US Workforce Due to Decline of Cable-TV Industry
Paramount Global plans to cut several hundred employees on Tuesday due to a continuing decline in the cable-TV industry and the broader economic landscape.
U.S. News & World Report
Citing Trade Wars, the World Bank Sharply Downgrades Forecast for Global Economic Growth to 2.3%
President Donald Trump’s trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, the World Bank forecast Tuesday ...
Reuters
World Bank Slashes Global Growth Forecast as Trade Tensions Bite
Trump has upended global trade with a series of on-again, off-again tariff hikes that have increased the effective U.S. tariff rate from below 3% to the mid-teens - its highest level in almost a ...
Reuters
World Bank slashes global growth forecast as trade tensions bite
The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast for 2025 by 0.4 percentage point to 2.3%, saying that higher tariffs and heightened uncertainty posed a "significant headwind" for nearly ...
InvestmentNews
Private equity's positive impact on the US economy highlighted in new report
The American Investment Council analyzed Pitchbook data and found that more than 13 million workers are employed by more than 21,000 PE-backed firms across the US, with the average worker receiving ...
Bloomberg
US Inflation to Tick Higher as Tariffs Reach Consumers
Subscribe to Economics Daily for the latest news and analysis.US consumers probably saw slightly faster inflation in May, notably for merchandise, as companies gradually pass along higher import ...