Many countries blunted the most painful effects of the energy shock from the war in Iran. But prices remain elevated and risks are multiplying. By Patricia Cohen Patricia Cohen, the global economics ...

Big oil shocks, a generation of economists has been taught, are a relic of the distant past, when energy production was concentrated in the Middle East and the world economy was not so ...

It is becoming clearer by the week that the world economy has entered a very unstable phase which could lead to a financial ...

America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions. Credit...Matt Chase Supported by By Alan Rappeport ...

How rich is the world economy? The conventional answer is about $120trn. That corresponds to global GDP, encompassing all the goods and services the world produced last year. It is, if you like, the ...

The Iran war dominated discussions at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Spring Meetings this week in Washington, DC. CFR President Mike Froman analyzes the conversations.

Global growth is projected to remain broadly steady over the next two years, easing to 2.6% in 2026 before rising to 2.7% in 2027, an upward revision from the June forecast. Global growth is projected ...

New York, 8 January 2026 – Global economic output is forecast to grow by 2.7 per cent in 2026, slightly below the 2.8 per cent estimated for 2025 and well below the pre-pandemic average of 3.2 per ...

There has been no shortage of complaints about Chinese overcapacity in recent years. Beijing’s commitment to driving exports and widening its trade surplus, by any means necessary, has undermined the ...