US economy

US President Donald Trump started his address by defending the US economy.

Tariffs, Big Tech and economic ‘golden age’: 10 things Trump said in the State of the Union address

He says his tariff strategy is directly responsible for bringing a new ‘golden age’ to the US

Jobseekers speak with recruiters at a career fair in Seattle, Washington, Feb 10, 2026.

Two Federal Reserve officials do not see imminent need to change monetary policy

TWO Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday signalled no near-term appetite to change the setting of central bank interest rate policy.

The rise in confidence comes as recent data has indicated the labour market is showing some signs of stabilisation and inflation has been relatively tame.

US consumer confidence rises on stronger prospects for jobs

Americans have been generally cautious about their job prospects and are still dealing with an inflation hangover from the pandemic

Chinese EV maker Nio's factory in Hefei. China competes not by optimising quarterly return on investment, but by building ecosystems, accelerating diffusion and accepting waste as the cost of capability.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Resilience over returns: How China’s economic model sparks a rethink about global competition

In an era of geopolitical fragmentation, financial scale matters less than physical resilience

US President Donald Trump's response to the Supreme Court ruling was characteristically defiant, ordering a new 10% global tariff, that was quickly raised to 15%.

The court says no: the Supreme Court’s rebuke of Trump’s tariff gambit

The ruling is a victory for the rule of law, but it is not the end of the trade war

US President Donald Trump says his tariffs "broke every record in the book".
NEWS ANALYSIS

Trump’s trade gamble will continue despite US Supreme Court rebuke

The president has said he will raise the latest global tariffs to 15%

Trump’s tariffs were forecast to generate over the next decade trillions of dollars in revenue for the United States, which possesses the world’s largest economy.

US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's global tariffs

The amount collected in tariffs would likely need to be refunded

Upper-income households are doing well while lower-income consumers are struggling amid high inflation from import tariffs and stalling wage growth.

US economic growth slows sharply in the fourth quarter

Gross domestic product increased at a 1.4% annualised rate last quarter

US President Donald Trump’s regular threats of steep tariff hikes have triggered concerns that investors abroad will abandon American markets and the US dollar.

Foreigners rebuff ‘Sell America’ and buy a net US$1.6 trillion in assets

Dollar depreciation last year might have even encouraged some overseas managers to load up on US securities