US economy shrinks for the first time since 2022
US President Donald Trump has blamed Joe Biden for a 0.3% shrink in GDP for the first three months of the year, as firms stockpiled imports ahead of tariffs. The S&P 500…
Biden unveils $1.9 trillion plan to revive pandemic-hit US economy
Joe Biden has announced a massive coronavirus relief package to kickoff his term. The proposal, the first of his "two-step plan", will build on the previous stimulus legislation passed by the US…
Trump says Paris climate accord “designed to kill” US economy (G20 summit)
US President Donald Trump defends his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, calling it “unfair and one-sided” even as President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin the landmark 2015…
US economy a key concern for voters in industrial Pennsylvania
The north-eastern US state of Pennsylvania is at the heart of the "Rust Belt". Its economy was historically built around mining, but has suffered greatly from industrial decline since the 1970s. Blue…
The economic legacy of Barack Obama
In less than two weeks, US President Barack Obama will hand over power to Donald Trump. Most agree that the US economy is in much better shape than it was when Obama…