The Latest Breaking News from GDP

For the past 11 years the South African government has pursued a policy of austerity. In recent years, government has reduced per capita spending (adjusted for inflation) by significant amounts. Spending on public services, for example, health and education, for each member of the population has fallen since 2019, from…

It's a tight race, but Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both have a chance their party will win both Congress and the White House, helping them carry out their agendas.

Analysts said that Trump's policies on issues from tariffs and immigration could cut into U.S. GDP

After 11 months of war, Israel is facing its biggest economic challenge in years. Data shows that Israel’s economy is experiencing the sharpest slowdown among the wealthiest countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

So far we have not gone into recession – but only because our population has grown and the government has kept spending

Goldman Sachs, in a report, said that the GDP is likely to increase with a Harris administration and with Democrats controlling Congress.

Globally, the United States is a bright spot for GDP, but overall it's a soft macroeconomy.

This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance.

The latest national accounts show the Australian economy is struggling. It’s what you would expect after the sharpest series of interest rate rises on record, and is more or less what the Reserve Bank was trying to achieve to bring down inflation.

June quarter GDP expanded by 1% from a year earlier, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said – slightly above forecasts

The numbers could mark the nadir in gross domestic product performance, while the RBA watches closely for cues to help time an interest rate cut