Spain's pandemic-hit economy recorded its steepest contraction on record in 2020, and increasingly tough COVID-19 restrictions imposed since the turn of the year suggest that expectations of a strong ...

China's economy is expected to grow at its weakest pace in over four decades even as it steadily recovers from a coronavirus-induced dive earlier this year, but overall output could rebound sharply in ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic activity was either even weaker or not as strong as previously estimated in each of the first quarters of 2020, 2021 and 2022 amid downgrades mostly to consumer ...

Wall Street betting odds for a negative Q1 GDP print have surged to 65% ahead of the official release. Steno Research warns tariffs could trigger a 2020-style economic shock as manufacturing and ...

China is placed among the most advanced countries in Asia. The country is making strides in the innovation and technology sector and is ranked 14th on the Global Innovation Index. According to the ...

Global debt remained above pre-pandemic levels in 2021 even after posting the steepest decline in 70 years, underscoring the challenges for policymakers. Total public and private debt decreased in ...

In response to instability in the Middle East and Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, NATO leaders agreed in 2014 to aim to commit 2% of their GDP to defense spending by 2024. In 2020, nine NATO ...

In the 2024 election, Donald Trump won 312 electoral votes to Kamala Harris' 226 electoral votes. Each candidate sought to present themselves as the better steward of the economy. But President-elect ...

As Share of GDP, Global Aid to 26 Low-Income Economies Falls to 21-Year Low WASHINGTON, October 13, 2024—The world’s 26 poorest economies—home to about 40 percent of all people who live on less than ...

VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 18, 2025 /CNW/ - Living standards for the average Canadian declined from 2020-2024 despite growth in the overall economy, as this drop in GDP per person is the worst over any five ...