Category: World Economy

12 mind-blowing facts about Saudi Arabia’s economy | Markets Insider  Business Insider

9 mind-blowing facts about North Korea’s economy.

Why US economic growth isn’t as strong as it looks  CNN

Investors understand that instead of signaling a jump in the pace of growth, first-quarter GDP is instead consistent with the pace the economy has held to since …

An economist explains what happens if there’s another financial crisis  World Economic Forum

The financial crisis of 2008 may have started in the US banking sector but it went on to unleash the deepest global recession since the Great Depression.

1. Trump’s economy is no silver bullet, history shows  The Washington Post
2. Cal Thomas: Democrats claim the roaring Trump economy is really Obama’s economy – Do they really believe that?  Fox News
3. For 2020 Democrats, It Should Still Be the Economy  The New Republic
4. Dems hope it’s not ‘the economy, stupid’ in Trump era  CNN
5. The Democrats’ economy problem – News  Butler County Times Gazette
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Worried about the world economy? This week we find out just how bad (or good) it really is  Vancouver Sun

Big week of insights with Fed decision and data from around the world, including Canada.

Juan Williams: The reality of the Trump economy | TheHill  The Hill

OPINION: The president likes to talk up the economy but his policies have put the squeeze on middle-class Americans.

Global economy shrugs off latest rise in oil prices  Financial Times

A spike in the oil price has preceded every big meltdown in the world economy since the 1970s. The 2011-2014 spell of high prices delayed global recovery …

Overcoming Doubts, U.S. Economy Finds a Way Forward  The New York Times

A 3.2% growth rate in the first quarter beats the forecasts and offers Trump a political lift.

Friday’s report of first quarter growth should show economy is strong and no recession in sight  CNBC

First quarter GDP likely is expected to have grown at a healthy 2.5% pace, a far cry from the early estimates of near zero growth.

Rising oil prices could prevent a world economic rebound  The Economist

THE SENSE of pessimism that hung over the world economy early this year has begun to lift in recent weeks. Trade flows are picking up in Asia, America’s retail …