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Now a professor emerita still very engaged in trade issues, she joked that at least now her students no longer treated her ...
The pause on the biggest of Trump's tariffs won't end this week, but the president continues to pledge steep new duties against major countries.
Economic conditions are changing now. New tariffs affect prices you see daily. It becomes harder to avoid the effects of these changes. A ten percent tariff is now in effect universally. This impacts ...
The Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects which flagged the statistical trends described above, for example, prescribes a three-pronged way out of the crisis: more trade liberalisation, more ...
Energy is another example of an economic good that is fundamental for the functioning of an economy in any circumstances, but represents a dimension of security that has extra importance in a ...
Last week at The Aso Villa, the seat of the Presidency in Abuja, Abdul Samad Rabiu, did not just show up to thank President Bola Tinubu. He came prepared and showed up with results. He brought ...
A range of tariffs on U.S. imports has been enacted or considered recently. Trade tariffs can potentially affect price inflation for consumption and investment goods. Estimates suggest that the impact ...
Purchasing power refers to the amount of goods and services a person or entity can buy with a given amount of money. It ...
Top economic concerns: Food and consumer prices, housing costs Nearly three-quarters of Americans (74%) say they are very concerned about the price of food and consumer goods. Other economic concerns ...
Democrats have lurched to the left and many Republicans have become economic populists. In 1996 Bill Clinton said, “the era of big government is over.” Is the era of sound economic policy over?
China and Ireland had been “setting a good example of friendly coexistence and win-win co-operation” since they established diplomatic relations 45 years ago, Beijing’s embassy in Dublin ...
The historical correlation between economic prosperity and increased life expectancy might suggest that growth is generally a good thing. However, other evidence points to the downside of growth.