Federal finances produced a striking paradox in July: customs duties surged to one of their highest monthly tallies on record, yet the U.S. budget deficit still widened to $291 billion. The headline number was about 19% larger than the gap a year earlier, even after accounting for a calendar quirk...

Global money managers are pulling billions out of U.S. equities and redeploying it into overseas markets at a speed not seen in years. The exodus is being fuelled by sky-high American valuations, slowing economic momentum, and a U.S. dollar in retreat—while Europe, Asia, and Latin America deliver...

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that China has paused export restrictions for 28 US firms for three months, following the agreements made during trade discussions between the nations. The ministry stated in a release that to execute the agreement made during the high-level economic and...

Global markets opened the week under a cloud of caution as investors braced for a raft of trade tariff decisions and high-stakes geopolitical meetings slated for the coming days. Risk appetite was muted across equities, while bond yields and currency markets signalled a market grappling with...

Across India, a rising drumbeat urging consumers to avoid American-made goods has moved beyond online sloganeering to small street demonstrations and coordinated social campaigns, reflecting a mix of economic grievance, political signaling and growing nationalist sentiment. Retail chains,...

Japan’s government has downgraded its growth forecast for the current fiscal year, trimming its outlook as a convergence of external shocks and domestic pressures undermines a fragile rebound. Officials cited a sharper-than-expected hit to exports from trade frictions, cooling capital expenditure...

Germany’s industrial production slid back to levels not seen since the first coronavirus wave in 2020, a fresh signal that Europe’s largest economy is wrestling with a damaging mix of weak overseas demand, rising global competition and policy uncertainty. The month-on-month fall in June deepened a...

The collapse of long-anticipated trade talks between India and the United States has left New Delhi reeling from a sudden imposition of 25% tariffs on key exports, along with the threat of additional penalties over oil imports. After five rounds of negotiations, what had once been billed as a...

In a mounting legal confrontation that has drawn attention across India’s digital and political landscape, the government’s expanding internet censorship regime is facing direct challenge from a major global social media platform. At the heart of the dispute is a sweeping legal framework introduced...