Individual survey data underlying the unemployment rate can help in assessing which labor market transitions account for this rise. One dominant factor appears to be a fall in the job-finding ... 1% ...

The outlook for the U.S. and global economies this year and next has ... forecast of 2.7% and a full percentage point below its 2024 expansion. The IMF doesn't expect a U.S. recession, though ...

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.

Job openings in March hit their lowest level since September 2024 and were near levels not ... which is usually consistent with a higher level of unemployment, but a low pace of layoffs is holding ...

The RBA had not expected further loosening in the labour market, tipping unemployment to peak at ... "Nonetheless, given the downside risks to global growth and softer near-term inflation profile ...

PARIS - Global wine production and consumption fell in 2024 to their lowest in decades ... Generational changes in consumer behaviour and a fall in Chinese consumption, once a major driver ...

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 ...