World Economy
Charles Evans Says Fed Has Turned Dovish, But Still Might Need To Do More
AMERICA - Published date: .
Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said he was "open-minded" about further interest rate c... Read more
Recession Fears Among Fund Managers Rise To Highest Level In A Decade
AMERICA - Published date: .
The risk of a global recession is at its highest since August 2009, according to a survey of fund managers. Read more
Peter Navarro Says He's Certain House Democrats Will Approve USMCA By Year's End
AMERICA - Published date: .
President Donald Trump's trade advisor Peter Navarro Read more
The US Economy Is Fine, But Watch Out For Gathering Trade Storms
AMERICA - Published date: .
The German trade surplus is stifling the economic growth in the rest of Europe, Michael Ivanovitch writes. Read more
US Housing Starts Drop For Third Straight Month
AMERICA - Published date: .
U.S. homebuilding fell for a third straight month in July amid a steep decline in the construction of multi-family housi... Read more
Ray Dalio Says He Wouldn't Rule Out China Weaponizing Its Massive US Treasury Holdings
AMERICA - Published date: .
Other observers have dismissed the suggestion that China would sell U.S. Treasurys to gain an upper hand in the trade wa... Read more
US And China Will Not Likely Reach A Trade Deal This Year, Says Former Ambassador
AMERICA - Published date: .
President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat is "a step away from a solution," said Frank Lavin, a former U.S. ambassad... Read more
Trump's New Tariffs On China Might Shrink The Global Economy, Says Bank CEO
AMERICA - Published date: .
"It's not good for Asia's economy, it's not good for China, but it's also not good for the U.S., because ultimately, we ... Read more
Beijing Responds To Trump's New $300 Billion Tariff Threat
AMERICA - Published date: .
China's foreign ministry reportedly said Friday that while Beijing did not want a trade war with the U.S., it was not af... Read more
Goldman: Here's China's Likely Next Step To Trump's New Trade Threat
AMERICA - Published date: .
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said Washington will apply 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods starting... Read more
Trump's New Tariffs Show He's Reading China All Wrong, Risk Consultancy Warns
AMERICA - Published date: .
President Donald Trump's threat to impose 10% tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese goods is a serious gamble, Eura... Read more
'It's Unclear What The End Game Is,' Former US Ambassador Says Of Trump's Trade War With China
AMERICA - Published date: .
President Trump has been "wildly unpredictable" and it's not clear what the end game for the trade war is, says ex-U.S. ... Read more
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen Says She's In Favor Of An Interest Rate Cut
AMERICA - Published date: .
Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she supports a 25-basis-point cut in the U.S. benchmark interest rate due... Read more
More Middle-class Families Say The 'American Dream' Is Out Of Reach: Study
AMERICA - Published date: .
More middle-class families now say the American dream is out of reach. Read more
What You Need To Know About Saturday's Highly Anticipated Trump-Xi Meeting
AMERICA - Published date: .
The highly anticipated meeting will likely impact the bilateral relationship and the broader global economy. Read more
Mnuchin: 'We Were About 90% Of The Way' On China Trade Deal And There's A 'path To Complete This'
AMERICA - Published date: .
Mnuchin tells CNBC he's confident President Trump and China's Xi Jinping can make progress in stalled trade talks. Read more
G-20 Leaders Face Toxic Brew Of Political Instability, Trade Tensions And Slowing Global Growth
AMERICA - Published date: .
What makes this moment even more perilous is that world leaders come to the table with far less cohesiveness, nursing wo... Read more
Economists: The Fed 'isn't Enough' To Offset Damage Of Tariff Skirmishes With China And Mexico
AMERICA - Published date: .
"It would take a dramatic easing of monetary policy for them to fully offset these kinds of effects," one economist said... Read more
Trade War Could Trigger A 'global Financial Crisis,' Says Ex-China Central Bank Chief
AMERICA - Published date: .
China continued to ramp up the rhetoric against the U.S. on Friday, with a former Chinese central bank chief saying that... Read more
John Negroponte: Trump's New Tariff On Mexico Is 'bad Politically And Bad Economically'
AMERICA - Published date: .
"I think it's both bad politically and bad economically and I don't think it's really going to help solve the immigratio... Read more