Economy

Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersPresident Donald Trump's moves to fire thousands of federal government workers…

Associated Press White House reporter Darlene Superville and AP photographer Ben Curtis are told by a U.S. President Donald Trump administration member that they have been denied from joining the White House press pool in West Palm…

A customer at a food market in Palma, Mallorca, Spain.Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAs economists ring alarm bells over the impact of President Donald Trump's tariff policy on consumers and the U.S. economy, there's a group of…

Inflation perked up more than anticipated in January, providing further incentive for the Federal Reserve to hold the line on interest rates.The consumer price index, a broad measure of costs in goods and services across the U.S.…

Consumers sharply curtailed their spending in January, indicating a potential weakening in economic growth ahead, according to a Commerce Department report Friday.Retail sales slipped 0.9% for the month from an upwardly revised 0.7% gain…

A gauge of wholesale prices rose more than expected in January, though some details of the report indicated that pipeline inflation pressures are easing.The producer price index, which measures what producers get for their goods and…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersNew Delhi and Washington will work to more than double bilateral trade…

U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersDefense stocks dropped sharply Thursday afternoon after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. could…

The economy may have eked out growth of 0.1 per cent in the final three months of last year, but businesses in the Chancellor’s West Yorkshire seat are counting the cost of her disastrous policies ahead of changes in April.Many traders…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio issued a fresh warning about the U.S. economy, warning of dire consequences if the Trump administration does not cut the country's debt."It's like if I was a doctor and I was…