WASHINGTON — The outlooks for the U.S. and global economies have significantly ... of 2.7% and a full percentage point below its 2024 expansion. The IMF doesn’t expect a U.S. recession ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week despite heightened uncertainty about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs will impact the U.S. and global economies.

Whanganui’s unemployment rate fell in the year to December 2024, bucking a rise in the national ... unemployment rate and filled jobs to fall at the same time because of people leaving the ...

Germany's export-driven economy was already struggling with weak global demand for ... Exports are expected to fall by 2.2% this year, following a 1.1% decline in 2024. Next year, exports are ...

Trade could shrink even further, to 1.5% in 2025, if the situation deteriorates, it said in the Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report. This will be in sharp contrast to 2024 when the volume ...