War with Iran delivers another shock to global economy
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Visa (V) forecasts structural economic transformation driven by AI adoption, supply chain rewiring and accelerating business investment that supports stable 2.7% global growth Global GDP projected to grow 2.7% in 2026, with surface stability masking ...
The military conflict in Iran and the Middle East is curtailing the global flow of oil and natural gas. This adds notable pressure to energy prices and the near-term inflation outlook, while also raising questions about countries’ reliance on energy imports and their economic resilience.
Global retailers face a challenging 2026 retail environment, according to the latest analysis from Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI). The institute highlights a cooling global economy, rising cost pressures and diverging regional growth — all of which ...
Geopolitical events and related uncertainties have contributed to choppy commodity and financial markets, but S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers Indexes (PMIs) point to relatively resilient economic conditions. January’s PMI data signaled a pick-up in ...
Global economic growth is expected to moderate over the next 15 years in relation to prior decades, according to economists at The Conference Board. The organization gave its insights on the 2026 global economic outlook during a recent webinar. Eric Lundh ...
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IMF raises its global economic outlook
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday that decisions by most countries not to retaliate against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have partly helped bolster the global economy’s resilience. She made the remarks at the latest ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International finance chiefs are returning home with a measure of relief over the surprising resilience of the global economy to the cascade of policy shocks through the first nine months of Donald Trump's second U.S. presidency but ...
Singapore upgraded its full-year 2026 growth forecast to a range of 2 per cent to 4 per cent after the economy grew at a better-than-expected pace in the final quarter of 2025. Read more at straitstimes.
The Federal Government has indicated it may recalibrate economic policies if the escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East begin
A new report from Fitch Ratings has found global credit conditions have remained broadly stable entering 2026, although rising geopolitical tensions, trade disruptions and financial market risks are continuing to test the outlook.