US stocks have rocketed back to all-time highs. The unemployment rate remains historically low. And the inflation rate is lower than when President Donald Trump took office.

The impact on Japan's output and exports from U.S. tariffs is limited for the time being but many companies are worried about the risk of tariffs weakening global demand, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday.

Gregory Branch, Founder of Branch Global Capital Advisors, joins "Worldwide Exchange" to warn of slowing earnings, inflation risks from tariffs, and sector bifurcation in markets.

Economists have long disliked tariffs and can point to research showing they harm the countries that impose them, including the workers and consumers in those economies.

US tariff policy reduces trade and heightens uncertainty, decelerating both economic and insurance premium growth around the world, a recent Swiss Re

Americans' outlook on inflation was little changed last month as households upgraded their views on the state of their finances and ability to get credit, according to a report released on Tuesday by the New York Federal Reserve.

Inflationary pressure in the second half of 2025 would remain moderate, as factors driving prices up and down are expected to balance each other out.

Key African economies are set to stake out different approaches to interest rates in the coming weeks as they gauge the impact of US President Donald Trump’s new tariff proposals and their domestic influences on their economies and inflation.

On April 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new taxes—dubbed “Liberation Day” tariffs—targeting imports from nearly every country around the world. The move sent shockwaves through the global trade system and triggered a sharp downturn in international financial markets.

A gauge of U.S. used vehicle prices sold at wholesale auctions that proved predictive ahead of the inflation surge following the COVID pandemic is climbing again, last month notching its largest annual increase in nearly three years.