Pre-Tariff Buying Spree Pushes US Imports Up, GDP Down

The US economy contracted in Q1 2025 due to an import surge at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office as he wages a potentially costly trade war. Behind The Contraction Q1 GDP contracted at 0.3% QoQ, driven largely by a 5% reduction from net exports and government spending. The data was […]
Australia’s First-Quarter Inflation Stays Steady at 4-Year Low

Australia’s CPI for the first quarter of 2025 revealed that headline inflation held steady while core inflation dipped into the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) target range for the first time since 2021. Inflation Steady, Core Inflation Hits RBA Target Australia’s headline inflation rate for March remained unchanged at 2.4% YoY, the same […]