Protectionism

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during a campaign announcement in Oshawa, Ont. Saturday September 14, 2019. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press A familiar U.S. face finally showed up front and centre on the federal campaign trail Saturday: Donald Trump. NDP Le…

A recession is coming! Is it? If so, when? And we should ask why. A headline in Fortune said "A Majority of Economists Think the Next Recession Will Come by the 2020 Election". Business Insider's headline was "More than 70 percent of economists think a US…

FRANKFURT, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank approved a fresh stimulus package as expected on Thursday, cutting interest rates and approving a new round of bond purchases to prop up euro zone growth and halt a worrisome drop in inflation expectati…

(Bloomberg) -- Indonesia needs a better immune system to ward off external risks -- including from President Donald Trumps tweets that are rattling the outlook for Southeast Asias biggest economy, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said. Indonesia faces …

Just how deep can negative interest rates go? Well, you do not have to wait for long to find the answer to this question because the European Central Bank (ECB) is going to occupy the stage on Thursday and this particular question will be answered.AP Photo/An…

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Union will seek to convince U.S President Donald Trump to see “the error of his ways” and abandon some of his reckless trade policies, the EU executive’s incoming trade commissioner said on Tuesday. “Mr Trump certainly has in…

Europe Unveils New Economy Czars Amid Trump, Tech, Budget Fights - Bloomberg

Japan's economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the second quarter on the back of softer capital spending, signaling strains on the economy from weaker global growth and the U.S.-China trade war. Weakness in the global economy and trade pro…

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the second quarter as the U.S.-China trade war prompted a downward revision of business spending, intensifying calls for the central bank to deepen stimulu…

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the second quarter as the U.S.-China trade war prompted a downward revision of business spending, intensifying calls for the central bank to deepen stimulu…