U.S. President Donald Trump ratchet up tariffs on Chinese imports to a prohibitive level of 145%, spurring a round of ...

Donald Trump’s tariff threats are just part of a much wider shift. Gillian Tett explains why commerce is being subordinated ...

The world economy ... which supplied the economy with copious credit. But one effect of this credit was to mask a chronic lack of wage growth and a rising level of inequality. That turned out to be a ...

A new report by the World Bank claims global economic growth could slow to its weakest level since the 1960s. The report pointed to an environment of trade obstacles and tariff policy uncertainty ...

The World Bank warns the 2020s may see the weakest economic growth since the 1960s. The organization cites tariffs as a major factor that could hinder global GDP growth. Restoring trade relations ...

The World Bank yesterday gave a positive verdict on Nigeria’s economic growth trajectory, highlighting three years of unbroken progress. In its Global Economic Prospects for June, the bank ...

President Trump’s trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, the World Bank forecast Tuesday.

The global economy could grow less this year than previously projected, the World Bank said Tuesday, citing uncertainty over tariffs and ongoing trade disputes.

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 ...

The World Bank reduced its growth forecast for the global and U.S. economy to the weakest pace for global output since 2008, citing trade war disruptions sparked by President Trump.

Citing trade wars, the World Bank sharply downgrades global economic growth forecast to 2.3% Citing "a substantial rise in trade barriers," the 189-country lender predicted that the U.S. economy ...

The world’s largest economy is expected to grow by just 1.4% in 2025, a sharp deceleration from the 2.8% expansion recorded in 2024.