China and the United States signed their long-awaited phase one trade deal in January, somewhat ending their 18 month trade war, but 2020 was dominated by the impact of the coronavirus. As a result, ...

The United States saw its sharpest contraction in growth since 1946 as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the economy last year, but while the country may be set for a recovery, it hasn’t arrived yet.

At the Red Hook container terminal in New York, on April 30, 2025. MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP The trade war launched by Donald Trump has been causing a significant slowdown in global ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. We are living in the early stages of a revolution — the attempted conversion of the American republic into an ...

The global economy is totally dependent upon and driven by a handful of dominant players whose influence goes around the world. These top economies highly impact international trade, finance, and ...

The world economy has proven more resilient than expected despite acute strains from multiple shocks, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, forecasting only a slight slowing ...