The U.S. economy's 3.8% growth from April through June represents a significant upgrade of the government's previous estimate.

Most informed commentators welcomed the numbers. However, the narrow wedge between nominal and real GDP growth rates has been unsettling for a few serious observers. Keeping this in view, this ...

The output of the U.S. economy as measured by Gross Domestic Product bounced back more than previously thought in the second quarter, powered by an increase in consumer spending.

The state’s $4.215 trillion in business output was the nation’s No. 1, and topped globally only by the U.S., China, and Germany.

The rise in inflation comes after a continuous fall in the consumer price index (CPI) for nine months. It was in decline since November 2024.

The world only began to experience notable economic growth in the late 19th century. Even then, it was the reserve of heavily industrialised nations. Thanks to the mercantilist policies of Europe’s ...

European Union exports to the US held up early in 2025 thanks to front-loading, but Trump’s tariffs are set to slow trade. We expect a direct hit to GDP of -0.3% for the EU Earlier this year, we ...

First, let us settle a long-standing semantic dispute. A few weeks ago, the Highways and Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that he has vowed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the ...

Sophisticated private sources could provide a fuller picture of the state of the economy. But the government is not even trying to use them.

France's fiscal state has been branded 'worse than Greece's', and yet its borrowing costs are still lower than the UK's - why?

Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.2% in the three months to July 2025 compared with the three months to April 2025, down from three-month-on-three-month growths of 0.3% in June 2025 and 0.6% ...