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Nowhere is the toll of Trump’s trade policies more apparent than in Canada’s manufacturing heartland in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
A top economist in the Trump administration offered a fresh warning Friday about the record-setting government shutdown’s damaging effects, as the Senate struggled to make a deal to end the closure and airports began to reduce flights.
Sudani vowed to undertake major reforms if elected for a second term, aiming to cut the budget deficit, boost private-sector employment and attract more foreign direct investment to the oil-rich country.
A recent Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found 59% of respondents viewed Trump’s job performance negatively, but on the key issue of the economy that number rose to 62%. It increased to 63% on how the president is managing the federal government.
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson was a lonely voice on Wall Street calling a “rolling recession” when others saw a boom. Now he sees a “rolling recovery.”
The large services side of the U.S. economy grew in October at the fastest pace in eight months with the help of lower interest rates, but businesses expressed lingering worries over high tariffs and said the government shutdown could also cause pain if it drags on.
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Casual dining restaurants such as Chili's and Olive Garden are benefiting from consumers' evolving perception of value in a tough job market.
Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday that China's economy will exceed 170 trillion yuan ($23.87 trillion) by 2030, presenting a big market opportunity for the world as trade restrictions rise globally.
Back then, about two-thirds of voters said the economy was in bad shape, according to the results of the ABC News exit poll. Forty-seven percent of voters said their own financial situation was worse than it had been four years earlier, which exceeded the share who held that view in the immediate wake of the Great Recession in 2008.