Donald Trump returns from Middle East dealmaking to domestic economic gloom

Trump has lost his full-scale assault on world trade in spectacular fashion

Nothing can be certain with the mercurial Trump, but he is unlikely to embarrass himself again with another attack on the global economy, David Olive writes.

The trade war launched by the US president, even if it is chaotic, should not precipitate the US into a recession, he believes, in an interview with the "World" professor of economics at Harvard.

Donald Trump returns from Middle East dealmaking to domestic economic gloom

After his high-profile foreign tour, the president comes home to a ratings downgrade and warnings on inflation