7 h. ago Canada’s Election Winner Faces Economy That’s Near Recession

Canada’s next prime minister is set to inherit a half-year of flat economic growth, economists predict, an immediate test of their governance as President Donald Trump’s trade war grinds business investment and exports lower.

Politics

8 d. ago IMF Says Global Economy Slowing on Trade ‘Reboot’ But Avoiding Recession

The head of the International Monetary Fund warned that the global economy will slow due to the US-led world trade “reboot,” but a recession isn’t in the forecast.

Economics

2 w. ago US Stock Futures Tumble With Trump Team Digging In on Tariffs

US equity futures plunged, putting the S&P 500 on track for a bear market as the Trump administration dug in on a trade war economists warn will tip the world’s largest economy into recession.

Economics

3 w. ago US Stock Futures Tumble as Trump Upends Global Trading Order

US stock futures plunged more than 3% after President Donald Trump outlined a slate of tariffs on US trading that raises the likelihood of a full-blown trade war that could plunge the US economy into a recession.

Economics

3 w. ago US Stocks Swoon as Trump Sows Economic Fear Across Wall Street

The US stock market rout intensified on Monday on fears that President Donald Trump’s next tariff rollout will deliver a shock to the global economy, with rising recession concerns leaving the S&P 500 Index on track for its worst quarter compared to the rest of the world since the 1980s.

Economics

4 w. ago Canada’s slumping growth hints at recession starting in second quarter, economists say

Statistics Canada releases GDP flash estimate for February showing growth flatlined

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4 w. ago 85% of Canadian business leaders concerned Canada’s economy could slide into a recession: Léger poll

President Trump has threatened “far larger tariffs” if Canada unites with the E.U. to do “economic harm” to the U.S.

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