Households helped to limit the damage to Britain's economy as it shrank in the second quarter ahead of Brexit, according to new data that also showed their financial health was less fragile... Read more »
From the 1950s through the 1970s, the manufacturing sector was the ship propelling the U.S. economy, but that ship has sailed which means the recent slowdown... Read more »
The U.S. economy, in the past, was often strong enough to lead the rest of the world into growth or a slowdown. This year, however, forces weighing on external economies have begun... Read more »
Growth in global trade is slowing dramatically as the world economy weakens and as the United States and China escalate their trade war. Read more »
Brazil posted a trade surplus of $2.25 billion in September, government data showed on Tuesday, less than market estimates for a surplus of $3.2 billion and the smallest surplus for the month... Read more »
Thanks to central bank easing, the global economy should accelerate, BlackRock says. Read more »
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