global economics

Jun 23, 2026
A key index shows the U.S. economy is expanding. Elsewhere, not so much
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The S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index showed U.S. growth for June, but readings for some of the country’s key trading partners are just plain mediocre.
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Aug 11, 2025
Trump's tariffs are making it hard to predict where the global oil market is going
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When companies are paying higher import taxes, they have less money to spend on energy-hungry projects.
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Feb 24, 2020
Why we see gold prices jump during times of uncertainty
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Gold hit its highest mark in more than seven years on Monday due to spikes in coronavirus cases outside of China.
Sep 2, 2016
Obama’s last G-20 summit may highlight its limitations
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Now that the financial crisis has faded, this G-20 is unlikely to lead to dramatic coordinated action.
Mar 28, 2016
The U.S. trade deficit: is it as simple as Trump says?
Republican front runner says it's all about winners and losers. But is it?
Jan 30, 2015
Global crashes in an interconnected economy
What happens when a country's economy crashes?
Jan 16, 2015
Global gaps: income and wealth inequality
Branko Milanovic discusses income and wealth gaps in the global economy
Nov 5, 2014
Trade deficits aren’t good or bad, just weird
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The hidden side of trade deficits.
May 20, 2014
President Obama makes a sales pitch for the U.S.
"It was getting harder for Ohio to go compete against Singapore.”
Sep 5, 2013
Syria weighs on economic focus of G-20 summit
The meeting of the world's top 20 economies has a broad agenda for addressing global economic concerns, but Syria looms as a point of tension between the U.S. and Russia, the conference's host.