Even though the tariffs actually imposed up to now are relatively small in comparison to overall trade flows and GDP, it is hard to see how a full-blown trade war can be avoided at this stage. There...

President Donald Trump would probably struggle to pull the US out of the WTO on his own. But unless Congress starts taking a tougher stance against his protectionist urges, the continued use of...

The NFIB survey and JOLTS figures released today show that labour market conditions are still tightening.

The rush by US exporters to beat the imposition of retaliatory tariffs on soybeans by China will provide an artificial boost to second-quarter GDP growth, but will become a potentially significant...