Immigration enforcement operations and a struggling farm economy had a dampening effect on businesses in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, according to the latest Beige Book report from the Federal Reserve. Source: mprnews.org

President Donald Trump has taken one risk after another that could have destabilized the American economy. Iran is the latest crisis to test U.S. economic resilience. Source: politico.com

China has set an economic growth target at the slowest since 1991 at the opening of its annual national congress, in what some economists interpreted as a reflection of pragmatism as a weak domestic economy bites Source: abcnews.com

Forget the singularity and robot takeovers; what matters is who captures the value added Source: ft.com

The domestic economy grew by 4.9% last year which was significantly faster than had been expected, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today. Source: rte.ie

Rajan Arora is no stranger to trade turmoil between Canada and the US. Source: bloomberg.com