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Deferred resignations, layoffs: US federal government faces historic job cuts as shutdown looms
World | September 30, 2025 17:00 ISTThis large-scale departure is a result of a wider campaign launched by Trump shortly after taking office, aiming to shrink the 2.4 million-strong federal workforce.
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: What’s Inside the GOP’s Controversial Push to Reshape US Economy
World | June 29, 2025 23:55 ISTThe sweeping legislation proposes tax cuts, defence hikes, and deep social spending cuts but faces backlash from both parties and even Trump allies like Elon Musk.
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Trump Praises Strong US Economy, Claims 'We're Making Billions Of Dollars While China Loses'
News | April 12, 2025 17:00 ISTWhile boarding to Florida, President Donald Trump commented on the bond market, saying, "The bond market is doing well. It had a brief issue, but I resolved it quickly. I want to position the country for incredible economic success. We're in a strong place, making billions of dollars a day.
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Day after imposing tariffs, Donald Trump says US economy, stock market would see growth soon
World | April 04, 2025 6:40 ISTAmid worldwide criticism, Trump declared a national economic emergency and announced tariffs of at least 10 per cent across all countries, with rates even higher for 60 countries.
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Fitch downgrades US credit rating: What are these ratings? How do they impact economy?
Business | August 03, 2023 13:41 ISTThe ratings of Fitch, one of the three credit rating agencies along with Moody's and Standard & Poor's, impacts the economy of a nation as investors and top companies take them as one of the major factors in taking investment-related decision.
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US debt ceiling has catastrophic effects- 83 lakh job losses, world recession I EXPLAINED
World | May 26, 2023 17:38 ISTUS debt ceiling row: Moody’s Analytics has estimated that a default of no longer than a week would lead to the loss of 1.5 million jobs.
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How high is the risk of another recession? EXPLAINED
Business | June 16, 2022 17:55 ISTFor now, most economists don't foresee a downturn in the near future. Despite the inflation squeeze, consumers — the primary driver of the economy — are still spending at a healthy pace. Businesses are investing in equipment and software, reflecting a positive outlook. And the job market is still booming, with hiring strong, layoffs low and many employers eager for more workers.
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Recession not inevitable in US, pain to last 'some time': Joe Biden
World | May 23, 2022 13:42 ISTJoe Biden, however, acknowledged the US economy has problems but said they were less consequential than the rest of the world has.
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US economy grows at annualised 6.5% in Q2
World | July 30, 2021 10:06 ISTHowever, the 6.5 pc gain was considerably less than the 8.4 pc Dow Jones estimate, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Joe Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy
World | January 15, 2021 8:23 ISTUS President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout.
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Indian students contributed USD 7.6 billion to US economy last year
World | November 17, 2020 9:36 ISTIndian students contributed USD 7.6 billion to the US economy in the academic year 2019-20, even though there was a 4.4 per cent drop in the total number of Indian students, according to a report.
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US economy shrinks at record-breaking 32.9%, biggest decline since 1940
Business | July 30, 2020 19:37 ISTThe U.S. economy shrank at a dizzying 32.9 per cent annual rate in the April-June quarter — by far the worst quarterly plunge ever — when the viral outbreak shut down businesses, throwing tens of millions out of work and sending unemployment surging to 14.7%.
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COVID-19: US economy shrinks by 4.8 per cent in first quarter
India | April 29, 2020 19:51 ISTIn its worst performance in a decade, the US economy contracted by 4.8 per cent in the first quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic that has forced a near shut down of the country, according to the latest governmental advance estimates released on Wednesday.
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US economy expected to bounce back later this summer: Mnuchin
World | April 26, 2020 22:03 ISTUS Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that the American economy hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic is expected to bounce back later this summer as States begin to open up their businesses in May and June.
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Trump says he had to 'take China on', regardless of short-term impact on US economy
World | August 21, 2019 10:23 ISTUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday said short-term recession might simply be the cost of waging his much-needed trade war with China as Beijing had been "grifting off" America for decades
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Trump defends China policy, says US economy is world's best
World | August 19, 2019 7:08 IST"Our economy is the best in the world, by far. Lowest unemployment ever within almost all categories," wrote Trump on his Twitter account, the Efe news reported.
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Rupee spurts 25 paise to 68.33 vs US Dollar on Fed boost
India | July 11, 2019 10:21 ISTThe rupee rebounded 25 paise to 68.33 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, in tandem with other emerging market currencies after Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell bolstered expectations of a rate cut later this month.
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US economic growth slows down to 2.3 per cent in Q1
Business | April 28, 2018 12:12 ISTThe deceleration of growth in the first quarter mainly reflected a slowdown in personal consumption expenditures, residential fixed investment, exports, and state and local government spending
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Nobel Prize for Economics given to US economist Richard H Thaler
World | October 09, 2017 17:53 ISTThe Nobel Prize In Economics for 2017 has been awarded to Richard H. Thaler for his contributions to behavioural economics.
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US economic growth revised up to 3.1 per cent rate in Q2
Business | September 28, 2017 22:10 ISTThe revised figure was US government’s third and final look at GDP for the April-June period.
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