The global economy is growing moderately, but that’s a great deal better than news headlines imply. World GDP is likely to expand by 2.8 percent his year, inflation adjusted. That’s down from... Read more »
The economy is in bad shape. There is no more debate about it. With a second innings of a super-stable government, we should be looking at a double-digit GDP growth by now.... Read more »
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Poll of the week “How is the economy doing?” is a question that we have several hard, objective metrics wit… Read more »
Top news and what to watch in the markets on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Read more »
Farming now produces more particulate pollution than electricity generation. Read more »
The services economy is the strength of the US economy. The August employment report shows the evolution of the services labor force. The ISM manufacturing report was subdued by idiosyncratic issues. Read more »
We are trapped between an erratic Trump, a dysfunctional Europe and an authoritarian China. Read more »
U.S. services sector activity accelerated in August and private employers boosted hiring, suggesting the economy continued to grow at a moderate pace despite trade tensions which have stoked financial market fears of... Read more »
The bank said South Africa would keep paying a high rate of interest on the loans used to plug a widening budget deficit until its fiscal problems were addressed. Read more »
President Donald Trump and other leaders of the world Read more »