The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is poised to maintain its short-term policy rate at 0.5% at its April meeting, while signaling that escalating uncertainty from U.S. import duties threatens Japan’s fragile economic recovery and could delay further rate normalization.   Lede: Steady Rates Amid Tariff...

A surge in tariffs announced in April has triggered waves of economic anxiety across the United States, with households, businesses and investors increasingly drawing parallels to the 2008 financial crisis. Recent polls show economists placing nearly a 45 percent chance of recession within 12...

Chinese factories in some of the country’s largest export hubs are suspending production, furloughing workers and urgently pursuing alternative sales channels as sweeping U.S. tariffs take effect. Executives and industry analysts report that the sudden doubling of duties on hundreds of U.S.-bound...

Late last week, President Trump told TIME magazine—and reiterated to reporters departing the White House for Rome—that formal discussions with Chinese counterparts on tariff reductions were already in motion and that President Xi Jinping had personally reached out to him to advance talks. He...

Emerging-market economies across Asia, Latin America and beyond are confronting a sudden escalation of U.S. import duties, prompting a fundamental rethinking of their growth models and trade partnerships. In early April, the Trump administration announced hikes in reciprocal tariffs, pushing U.S....

As President Trump nears his 100th day in office, the initial optimism that greeted his bold economic agenda has given way to growing public unease. A combination of escalating tariffs, volatile markets and mixed signals from Washington has driven consumer sentiment to levels not seen since early...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its global growth forecast downward, projecting a 2.8% expansion in 2025, a significant drop from the 3.3% anticipated earlier. This adjustment reflects the mounting impact of U.S. tariffs, which have disrupted international trade flows and...

President Donald Trump’s recent statement that he has "no intention of firing" Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell marks a notable shift in tone after months of criticism directed at the central bank chief. The statement, delivered during an Oval Office press engagement, effectively quells a wave...

Megan Greene, a member of the UK central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), informed Bloomberg that the Bank of England ought to implement quantitative easing (QE) on a reduced scale and in a more targeted manner moving forward. "If quantitative easing is to be utilized, it must be tailored to...