MAPFRE Economics lowers global growth forecast amid tariff tensions
Trade disputes drive revised outlook as pressure mounts on US and China, says the Spanish insurer's in-house think tank.
Trade disputes drive revised outlook as pressure mounts on US and China, says the Spanish insurer's in-house think tank.
Despite economic challenges, Gabriel Ehrlich said the forecast is optimistic, citing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.
If the U.S. wants to secure critical minerals it should invest in mining and processing facilities on home soil rather than the seafloor.
Die Außenhandelspolitik der neuen US-Regierung hält die Welt in Atem. Hohe Zölle und enorme Unsicherheit bremsen die globale Konjunktur, und sind ein herber Dämpfer für Europas Exportwirtschaft. Aber die neuen geopolitischen Zwänge und die fiskalische Antworten darauf bieten auch Chancen.
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven nations pledged to address "excessive imbalances" in the global economy, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a draft communique.
An economic theory has sparked controversy during South Korea's presidential campaign, with the opposition leader introducing a classic economic metaphor called the "hotel economy."
“Uncertainty is the game in town,” says Bo Sun, an associate professor of business administration in the Global Economies and Markets area at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. Sun has spent much of her career analyzing the complexities of uncertainty.
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