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The economy that is effectively the linchpin of the European Union just reported that its GDP was lower in the second quarter. Some economists may now treat Germany as though it is in a technical...
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A trade war is viewed as one of the few events that could knock the entire global economy off track. Such a hard hit easily could drive the global economy back into recession, particularly if it...
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The Commerce Department reported on Friday that the domestic economy grew at a rate of 2.1% in the second quarter of 2019. The better-than-expected report on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was better...
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China's gross domestic product growth rate collapsed in the second quarter to the lowest rate in 27 years.
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If there is one industrial component that can help sway the impact of gross domestic product, look no further than the monthly report on durable goods.
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It is not at all unusual for economists and market watchers to worry about trade tensions escalating. Where things break apart between the glass viewed as half-empty or half-full is if the trade...
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The Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank's model now projects real GDP growth in the second quarter that looks better than prior forecasts but is still shy of the first quarter,
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The National Association for Business Economics released its survey for the month of May, and despite overarching concerns about recession and trade wars the panel saw a favorable outlook in the...
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It's too soon to be looking for an economy-crushing recession, but the reality is that growth looks like it should be a lot slower in the second quarter of 2019 and perhaps later in the year as well.
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Morgan Stanley economists are the latest to say that American growth will be undermined by the huge trade war between China and the United States.
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Retail sales are often volatile on a monthly reporting basis, and the markets are getting to deal with a fresh round of negative news when it comes to the consumer spending habits of Americans.
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It would be silly to predict that a trade war with China would have no impact on the broad economy and the markets at all. It just might not be the end of the world.
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President Trump's current stance of tariffs and trade could badly cripple the two largest economies in the world and throw a relatively strong and stable global economy into recession.
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There are some caveats to this GDP report that have helped to boost the numbers, but the report also creates some serious confusion for bulls and bears alike.
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Many experts believed a trade war with the United States would dampen China’s economic growth. They were wrong. It grew by 6.4% in the first quarter, a sign that the Chinese economic miracle has...
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