Trump officials want to measure the economy's health in a way that may hide DOGE cuts
Trump administration officials have suggested they may try to look differently at a key economic measure of America's ...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit Rises to $2.2 Trillion in February 2025
The federal budget deficit totaled $2.2 trillion between March 2024 and February 2025 based on estimates from the ...
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It’s Kind of Fitting That Musk Now Wants to Cook the Books on GDP
Heterodox economists have long criticized politicians’ maniacal obsession with GDP growth, pointing to its relatively recent ...
Recession risks are rising, economists say. Here's what to know.
Consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of U.S. economic activity, could slowly fade away as households bolster ...
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Ghana’s economy estimated at GH¢1.17trn in 2024 – GSS
The size of Ghana’s economy stood at about US$76.37 billion in 2024, approximately GH¢1.17 trillion. According to provisional ...
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Gross domestic product: Grossly inadequate as a measure of well-being
GDP is a construct that tells us far less about progress than the hoopla around it would suggest. India’s statistical system would fill a big void if it creates a truly useful measure of well-being.
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Raise Europe Growth Forecasts While Cutting Those for the U.S.
Last week featured two big events that promoted economists to lower forecasts for U.S. economic growth while raising them for Europe. One was the last-minute reprieve for Canada and Mexico on tariffs, ...
Trump’s policies have shaken a once-solid economic outlook
President Donald Trump inherited an economy that was, by most conventional measures, firing on all cylinders. Wages, consumer ...
China has more room to act on fiscal policy amid global uncertainties, finance minister says
China has more room to act on fiscal policy amid domestic and external uncertainties, Finance Minister Lan Fo’an told ...