New research says Canada is heading into a mild recession as elevated borrowing costs, a downturn in the U.S. and persistent inflation dial up the country’s economic uncertainty. Deloitte Canada’s latest economic outlook, released ahead of the federal budget on Mar. 28, says...
For much of 2024, it appeared the Federal Reserve had successfully navigated a tricky line, tempering the hottest inflation in four decades while keeping the U.S. economy from sinking into a recession. But recent weak economic data is prompting some economists to caution that the nation isn't...
High interest rates take a toll as inflation remains a threat China not forecast to pass US as largest economy until 2036 The world faces a recession in 2023 as higher borrowing costs aimed at tackling inflation cause a number of economies to contract, according to the Centre for Economics ...
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Her family budget is so strained she recently took up a temporary job to bring in more cash. And she's not buying the government's soothing pronouncements that the Japanese economy has finally pulled out of its prolonged slide. The future, for her, is a frightening place. "I'm cutting ...
Now, China’s weak economic activity amid a housing correction has led many investors to draw comparisons with Japan’s balance sheet recession of the 1990s. What you will learn: Despite the different pathways, there are several similarities between China now and Japan then that may augur a ...
The target for the federal funds rate has varied widely over the years in response to the prevailing economic conditions. It was set as high as 20% in the early 1980s in response to inflation. With the coming of the Great Recession, the rate was slashed to a record-low target of 0% ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook for the global economy this year, saying the world appears headed for a “soft landing” — reining in inflation without much economic pain and producing steady if modest growth.
“We’re already at a very fragile point. Now Trump is coming to hit us some more,” Moreno-Brid said. “ We really, really, didn’t need this.” The landmark United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement — which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement during the first Trump administrat...
In this post, I will try to try to explain at least a few of the issues involved. [1] Citizens around the world can sense that something is very wrong. It looks like the economy may be headed for a serious recession in the near term. ...