Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs Raise the Stakes for North American Supply Chains
Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion of U.S. goods starting September 8, 2026, escalating a trade dispute that is a...
IMF Upgrades Global Growth Forecast While Warning of Deepening Trade Fractures
The International Monetary Fund revised its 2026 global growth outlook modestly higher on Tuesday, but the accompanying report warned that...
Severing global finance's plumbing could cost the world $6 trillion, WEF warns
The fracturing of the global financial system into rival blocs could shave as much as $6 trillion from world output, according to a new as...
IMF lifts global growth outlook, but flags deepening trade and technology divides
The International Monetary Fund has nudged its forecast for global growth higher for 2026, even as it warned that trade fragmentation and ...