This week’s issue of “Our Economy and the World” includes:
Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week
- Reuters: Tariffs restrain US business activity, boost asking prices for products
- BBC: Trump hints at softening China tariffs and says no plan to sack Fed boss
- Reuters: US new home sales jump in March; supply still rising
- Reuters: Bessent says China tariffs are not sustainable as US signals willingness to de-escalate
Special Analysis
- World Trade Organization: Temporary tariff pause mitigates trade contraction, but strong downside risks persist
Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week
- Bloomberg: Oil falls as OPEC fears outweigh possible easing of China levies
- Reuters: Wall Street ends higher on hopes of trade war de-escalation
