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For The First Time Since 2022, The Economy Is Shrinking

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ...
The Economist

Bit by bit, the world economy’s resilience is being worn away

This resilience, a Teflon-like superpower, is cause for celebration. It means that the twin scourges of recession and unemployment have been kept at bay. The trouble is that threats are now mounting.
CNN

Why Black unemployment just rose to its highest level since January 2022

Unemployment among Black Americans last month reached its highest level in more than three years, in stark contrast to the broader labor market’s resilience. The jobless rate for Black Americans ...
Business Wire

2025 U.S. Latino GDP Grows to $4 Trillion; The World’s Fifth-Largest Economy is Now Projected to Surpass Japan and Germany by The End of The Decade

“The data confirms what we’ve seen building for years,” said Sol Trujillo, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Latino Donor Collaborative. “Latinos in the U.S. are not just participating in the economy; ...
Los Angeles Times

California overtakes Japan to become world’s fourth-largest economy. But tariffs pose threat

If California were its own country, its economy would now rank as the fourth-largest of any nation across the globe, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, a new milestone that comes at a time of major economic ...
NPR

China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its economy

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation, ...

Russia economy meltdown as Moscow 'to be hit by $100bn deficit' and oil shortage

Last month, it was also claimed that Russia has lost some 486,000 businesses since 2022, leaving the country with 3.17 ...
The Economist

War, geopolitics, energy crisis: how the economy evades every disaster

After Adolf Hitler’s troops rolled into France in 1940, many feared the imminent destruction of Europe and its economy. British investors did not. In the year following the invasion, London’s ...
CNN

‘Premature’ to conclude that Trump’s tariffs haven’t hit the global economy, the IMF says

Higher US tariffs have so far had a smaller impact globally than expected, but it would be “premature and incorrect” to conclude they have had no effect on economic growth, the International Monetary ...
The Heritage Foundation

Heritage 2025 Index of Economic Freedom: World Economy “Mostly Unfree"; U.S. Economy Hit Its Lowest Ranking Ever Due to Biden’s Failed Economic Polices

WASHINGTON – The Heritage Foundation released its latest edition of the annual Index of Economic Freedom today. The 2025 Index, which covers economic policies and conditions in 184 countries from the ...
Reuters

Russia to be 'reintegrated' into world economy if war in Ukraine ends, Orban says

BUDAPEST, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Russia will be "reintegrated" into the world economy and the European energy system once a peace deal is achieved and the war ends in Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban ...
Reuters

Explainer: Syria's economy: The devastating impact of war and sanctions

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria that severed the country from the global financial system under toppled former President ...