Chinese economic growth steady despite trade war
The world's second-largest economy continued to grow in the first quarter, beating expert expectations despite the ongoing trade war with the United States.
China's economy surpassed projections as growth steadied in the first quarter of...
What you need to know as a new recession looms
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past several months, you may have noticed that fears of a looming recession are growing. The general consensus is that Americans should brace for doom,...
Trade war tit-for-tat spills into America’s backyard
The ongoing trade war between the United States and China has shocked markets on multiple occasions, stranded workers across many industries, and left the citizens on the ground in both countries scratching their heads...
Commodities set to benefit on U.S.-China trade talks
Experts are anticipating the ongoing rally in commodities prices to continue in coming months, regardless of investor anxiety of the result of U.S.-China trade war.
Trump imposed tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese imports last...
Global poverty is on the decline…kind of
Last month, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates touched off a prominent dispute about global poverty after tweeting out a chart from the site Our World in Data showing that the variety of people...
Shrinking middle-class leaves no room for millennials
The global middle-class is growing smaller and smaller, and millennials are being squeezed out.
Across the world, the middle class is experiencing an unprecedented decline, with younger generations facing an uphill battle in discovering monetary...
Turkey faces possible credit downgrade
Turkey is facing a possible credit downgrade if it can't get its financial act together, according to new analysis from credit ratings firm Moody's.
Turkey needs to put a substantial and reliable plan in place...
Will the Fed ignore Trump’s call to slash interest rates?
The Fed is facing fresh criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump following a two-day conference where the body is anticipated to announce a new decision relating to interest rates.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected...
Trump seeks $8.6 billion for border wall
The cost of Trump's border wall is more than six times what Congress designated in each of the previous two fiscal years, and 6 percent more than Trump has corralled by invoking emergency powers...
Consumers breathe a sigh of relief as U.S. inflation forecasts fall
In a potential boon for the economy, consumers in the United States are expecting a less gradual increase in the price of goods and services. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,...
