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World Bank Downgrades Global Growth Forecast to 2.3%

World Bank CutsDowngrades Global Growth Forecast Amidto Trade Wars2.3%

Above: Infographic with charts showing growth forecasts for the world and selected major economies by the World Bank in its June 2025 Global Economic Prospects report. Image copyright: Jonathan Walter & Herve Bouilly/Contributor/AFP Infographics via Getty Images

The Spin

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Washington's bid to levy historic tariffs on global trade has sparked widespread economic concerns. The tariff wars are creating unnecessary economic turbulence that hurts American consumers, disrupt global supply chains, undermines decades of economic cooperation, and threatens to trigger the weakest growth decade since the 1960s. As a result, multiple growth forecasts have been cut, reflecting the anticipated slowdown in international trade and economic expansion due to heightened trade tensions.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 40% chance that there will be a global recession before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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