Why has the UK government announced swingeing welfare cuts? Prime Minister Keir Starmer says cuts will save UK billions per year, but advocacy groups slam move as ‘immoral’. Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025
European defence spending: three technical reasons for political cooperation How much would it really cost the European Union to defend itself against aggression? In the immediate term, that question, of course makes us think of Russia, but we can no longer exclude multiple other possibilities, including the potential need to defend territory – say, Greenland – from a former… The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025
Millennials choosing to be DINKs could push GDP down by as much as 4% "By the time you get to 2030, you're talking about a birth rate that is wildly different to what was in the assumptions made at the beginning of the decade." Fortune · Mar 19, 2025
Is Trump driving the US into a recession? – in charts Warning lights are flashing on a dashboard of economic indicators as analysts grow alarmed about a ‘Trumpcession’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025
Treasurer Chalmers promises ‘meaningful and substantial’ cost of living help in Tuesday’s budget Next week’s budget will have cost-of-living assistance that will be meaningful and substantial but “responsible”, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said. The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025
Is Trump's Trade War Causing a Recession? The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow forecast plunged into recessionary territory, stocks wiped out $4 trillion in value, and consumers are pulling back. How long will Washington ignore the warning signs? Reason · Mar 17, 2025
OECD trims eurozone growth outlook as global trade tensions bite The OECD has lowered its eurozone GDP growth forecast to 1.0% for 2025, down from 1.3% in December, citing weak investment and rising geopolitical risks. Global growth is also revised down to 3.1% as trade disruptions weigh on sentiment. Euronews · Mar 17, 2025
Trump says the economy ‘went to hell’ under Biden. The opposite is true By standard measures such as job and GDP growth and the stock market, the US economy was in excellent shape The Guardian - US · Mar 16, 2025
Here’s when AI will launch a decade-long cycle of economic growth and productivity gains The bank predicts that productivity and GDP gains will start two years from now in 2027 and continue through most of the 2030s. Fortune · Mar 14, 2025
Will the UK enter a recession after Britain’s GDP shrinks unexpectedly? GDP unexpectedly fell in the first month of 2025 The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
Shrinking economy offers unhelpful backdrop for Rachel Reeves’s growth push GDP goes in wrong direction as chancellor puts final touches to fiscal plans The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
Sky News Interrupts for Breaking Update in Major Blow to Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer Sky News Interrupts for Breaking Update in Major Blow to Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer The Fashion Central · Mar 14, 2025
Chancellor ‘determined to turn around’ economy amid surprise fall in GDP Figures revealed a surprise contraction in the economy in January, in a blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of her spring statement. Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
City fears recession after shock 0.1% fall in GDP in January Manufacturing and North Sea oil and gas production see big falls in output Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025
Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025 FTSE 100 Live 14 March: Gold price milestone, GDP setback as Berkeley urges rate cut clarity Recession fears stalked the City today after official figures showed the UK economy went back into reverse in January.
Fortune · Mar 11, 2025 Goldman Sachs’ chief economist just downgraded the entire U.S. economy as Trump’s latest tariff salvo rattles markets The storied investment bank has forecast GDP growth to come in below Wall Street’s consensus for the first time in 2½ years.
Fortune · Mar 11, 2025 China has only one real way to hit its 2025 growth target The stimulus packages Beijing rolled out won’t do the trick—and they aren’t really stimulative.
Latin Times · Mar 9, 2025 Mexico's Biggest Bank Predicts Zero Growth, Recession—Trump's Tariff Threats Labeled as Major Risk Banamex predicts that the Mexican economy will not grow this year if 25% tariffs on all Mexican products are imposed.
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Trump considering changing NATO policy to favor countries spending more on defense: report Possible change in U.S. engagement with NATO comes as Trump is pressuring Ukraine to come to negotiating table to end war with Russia
Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025 Fact check: Minister’s growth claim, NHS appointments and the size of the Army Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2025 The Reserve Bank should be looking at these numbers and wondering why it waited until February to act Yes, the worst may be behind us, but GDP figures provide little sense of an economy powering ahead at full steam
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025 European markets soar as Germany moves to lift ‘debt brake’ and raise defence spending Berlin’s ‘big bazooka’ proposal sends industrial stocks surging but fiscal sea change also hikes borrowing costs
Fortune · Mar 5, 2025 'Germany is back': Country agrees bumper $1.3 trillion spending package to revive economy Germany's coalition agreed a landmark deal to exempt defense spending from its harsh debt brakes, in addition to unveiling a $535 billion infrastructure pledge.
Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2025 As Trump roils stock markets, investors are betting big on Europe’s defence European defence stocks are flying high as Trump’s pause on aid to Ukraine spurs calls for continent’s rearmament.
The Conversation · Mar 5, 2025 Australia’s economy has turned the corner, and consumer spending was a big help Australia’s economy expanded at the fastest pace in two years in the December quarter, boosted by an improvement in household spending and stronger exports.