USTR has proposed a 10% duty rate for economies that have adopted a full or partial prohibition on forced labor trade, and 12.5% for all other economies. Source: cnbc.com

Australia’s economic growth decelerated last quarter as government spending weakened, suggesting momentum was easing even before the full impact of the Reserve Bank’s interest-rate increases hit. Source: bloomberg.com

Australian economic growth slowed in the first quarter of the year, when the central bank started raising interest rates and the Middle East conflict sent fuel prices surging. Source: wsj.com

AI firms heavily use news and other creative content to provide answers — but New York Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger says their resistance to pay for it amounts to a repackaging of “stolen goods.” Source: marketwatch.com

MONTREAL, June 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As recent economic indicators confirm Canada’s entry into a technical recession, prominent Montreal-… Source: markets.businessinsider.com

The country’s GDP expanded 2.5% in the first three months this year, compared to a year earlier, missing economists’ expectations for a 2.6% growth. Source: cnbc.com