The pace of global rate cuts is slowing as the European Central Bank nears the end of its easing cycle, the U.S. Federal ...

Back then, the Trump administration threatened to apply so-called “reciprocal” tariffs of up to 50% against many trading partners, plus an eye-watering 125% on Chinese imports. In April, we modelled ...

The first half of 2025 generated plenty of news flow to worry about, including tariffs, wars, and the DeepSeek moment. Yet, ...

As Richter shows in the chart below, the new, expanded BRICS represent roughly 45 percent of the world’s population and 35 percent of global GDP when measured at purchasing power parity.

South African economists taking part in the Economist of the Year competition have lowered their GDP growth forecasts as ...

The AS global debt chartbook is my attempt at presenting an overview of global debt levels and an easy way to compare them ...

America’s share of the global stockmarket is 2.3 times its share of GDP —a ratio that has never been higher.

However, he noted that recent data points to softening demand, particularly in U.S. import activity, where container imports account for 13% of global trade, with 40% sourced from China.

WTI holds above $70 as GDP beats and Fed pause fuel bullish sentiment; traders eye tariff risks and OPEC+ output talks for ...

Why have the data released this week surprised global analysts for the second time in two quarters? What domestic and ...