Confidence in the U.S. economy is inching upward, according to a new poll, though lingering doubts are still strong.

Americans’ economic confidence has slipped overall in recent months, but with partisan differences: Republicans are viewing it more positively, while the outlook among

Powell said the Fed is working to align its workforce policies with Trump but signaled that changes could be limited.

The German government slashed its gross domestic product expectations Wednesday, saying it was now forecasting just 0.3% growth in 2025.

At the World Economic Forum, President Trump's return to the White House overshadowed traditional talk on climate change, trade and development.

The German economy has shrunk for two years in a row, will stagnate in 2025, and hardly grow thereafter. Faced with deep-seated structural challenges, Europe’s powerhouse is in an economic existential crisis.

U.S. stock indexes are rallying toward the close of their best week in two months. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% Friday.

Germany's economy contracted by 0.2% in the last quarter of 2024, heightening fears of recession. Increased competition, high energy costs, and election-related uncertainty are contributing factors. The government revised its 2025 growth forecast to 0.

The stuttering economic performance, coupled with an outlook overshadowed by the risks of trade tension with the U.S. and China, mean that the European Central Bank is almost certain to cut its key interest rates again Thursday, bringing its key deposit rate down to 2.75 percent.

Europe’s economy stagnated at the end of last year as former growth engine Germany floundered to the end of a second straight year of shrinking output, officials said Thursday. Gross domestic product was flat with a zero increase in the final quarter of 2024 in the 20-nation eurozone,

The uncertainty caused by Donald Trump’s young second presidency is garnering a lot of Canadian attention, and it deserves to. But the effects of politics closer to home are also important and shouldn’t be lost or forgotten in the headlines of the coming year.

The leader of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, has kicked off his provincial election campaign, saying he needs a strong mandate to fight the tariffs threatened by U.S.