The first quarter of 2026 started constructively; however, that optimism did not survive the quarter intact. In late February, the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran,, resulting in retaliatory ...

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2025—Heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth down this year to its slowest pace since 2008 outside of outright global recessions, ...

Yet one in four developing economies remains poorer than it was in 2019 WASHINGTON, January 13, 2026—The global economy is proving more resilient than anticipated despite persistent trade tensions and ...

In April, the United States shook global trade norms by announcing sweeping tariffs. Given the complexity and fluidity of the moment, our April report offered a range of estimates for the growth ...

Global economic growth is on track for its weakest decade since the 1960s, according to a new analysis by the World Bank, which cites President Donald Trump’s trade war as a major factor weighing on ...

In our recent month-end economic report, I state that the national economy continues to show signs of slower momentum. Gross domestic product, or GDP, growth for the fourth quarter of 2025 was revised ...