One thing that concerns economists and policymakers about these ups and downs (commonly called the business cycle) is how close current output is to an economy’s long-term potential output. That is, ...

Oil prices eased on Tuesday as market participants weighed the possibility of an OPEC+ decision to further increase its crude ...

Corporate Malaysia's fiscal position may come under pressure if the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its ...

In this state, the economy has reached a point of macroeconomic equilibrium somewhere below full potential output, which results in sustained unemployment. Underemployment equilibrium is a classic ...

Uncertainty about US trade policy means that the outlook for potential output growth is less clear than usual. This Report provides two estimates that correspond with the two outlook scenarios (see ...

The output gap, which measures the difference between an economy's actual and potential output, grew 0.4% to mark the first increase in 15 quarters, according to Friday's estimate. Sign up here.

This note contains the Bank of Canada’s 2024 staff assessment of potential output in Canada. Between 2023 and 2027, potential output growth is expected to average around 2% annually. Relative to the ...

The output gap, which measures the difference between an economy's actual and potential output, grew 0.4% to mark the first increase in 15 quarters, according to Friday's estimate. Prime Minister ...

Production in Chile fell more than 5% in April from the prior month and output was down 1% from a year ago, according to data released Wednesday by the national statistics agency. While the year ...