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Economy

US economic growth slower than forecast

Inventory investments, exports and consumer spending were weaker than first reported. But the Commerce Department expects the months ahead to improve.

Economy

US sees stronger economic growth

The economy increased at a solid 2.9 percent annual rate, a sharp upward revision that caps three straight quarters of healthy growth

USA

Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn resigns

Donald Trump's top economic adviser resigns amid speculation he's angry about plans to impose new import tariffs.

USA

Trump announces heavy tariffs on steel and aluminium imports

The US president said the duties were being put in place to safeguard US jobs.

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Economy

Job surge in the USA

U.S. jobs and wages make largest annual gain in more than eight and a half years.

Economy

Indian economy to overtake UK and France

India looks set to leapfrog Britain and France next year to become the world's fifth-largest economy in dollar terms, while China is predicted to overtake the US as number one by 2032

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US shoppers splurge on Black Friday deals

Even before Black Friday had dawned, US shoppers had already begun splurging - spending some one and a half billion dollars by Thanksgiving evening.

Vietnam

Apec summit: Trump defiant on trade as speculation mounts over possible meeting with Putin

Economy

Jerome Powell named new Fed Chair

The 64-year-old lawyer and former investment banker is currently governor of the US central bank.

Business Series

UK warns Boeing over Bombardier row

UK Defence Minister warns Boeing its contracts with the British government could be at risk.

World News

The financial crisis ten years ago to the day

USA

Euroviews. View: Why tax cuts for the rich solve nothing

Lowering taxes to "incentivise investors" and "free-up" the economy has never worked in the US. Here's why...

Economy

UK and US growth forecasts down

Both the US and the UK are to have a slower economic growth than previously predicted according to the International Monetary Fund.

Economy

Chinese and U.S. business leaders meet to discuss their economic relationship and future challenges

Twenty business leaders from China and the United States have met to set up an annual dialogue about the economic challenges ahead.

Economy

View: the problem with the COP21 - climate scientists are not economists or politicians

An exploration of the practical problems the Paris Climate Agreement poses and why Trump might have been right to pull out after all.

Economy

Federal Reserve meets ahead of expected interest rate rise

Markets

Trump worries pull down financial markets

Worries about political turmoil in the United States led investors to sell shares on Wednesday. The dollar also lost value against other currencies.

Economy

US job growth rebound makes interest rate hike more likely

There was a sharp rebound in job growth in the United States in April as employers hired 211,000 new workers.The unemployment rate slid to 4.4%.

Economy

Federal Reserve set to wait on interest rate hike

Economists do not expect the Federal Reserve to raise the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday at the end of its two-day policy meeting.

World

100 days of Trump: "He hasn't changed so far, I doubt he ever will"

Donald Trump said last week that no administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days of a US presidency.