South Korea Assures U.S. on Trade Deal Commitments Amid Tariff Concerns 
Silver Prices Plunge in Asian Trade as Dollar Strength Triggers Fresh Precious Metals Sell-Off 
Trump’s Inflation Claims Clash With Voters’ Cost-of-Living Reality 
Trump Signs Executive Order Threatening 25% Tariffs on Countries Trading With Iran 
South Korea’s Weak Won Struggles as Retail Investors Pour Money Into U.S. Stocks 
Japanese Pharmaceutical Stocks Slide as TrumpRx.gov Launch Sparks Market Concerns 
Trump Lifts 25% Tariff on Indian Goods in Strategic U.S.–India Trade and Energy Deal 
Oil Prices Slide on US-Iran Talks, Dollar Strength and Profit-Taking Pressure 
Japan Economy Poised for Q4 2025 Growth as Investment and Consumption Hold Firm 
U.S.-India Trade Framework Signals Major Shift in Tariffs, Energy, and Supply Chains 
After reaching $2.77 trillion in the first quarter of 2006, the real gross private domestic investments started declining and by the time U.S. economy entered recession it was down to $2.5 trillion and after which it declined sharply to just 1.8 trillion in the third quarter of 2009. Since then economic and monetary policies have given it a boost. In the third quarter of 2015, it reached a fresh all-time high of $2.88 trillion and again it is in decline. By the second quarter of 2016, it is down to $2.77 trillion.
In the second quarter of 2016, the measure is down 3.42 percent from a year ago. Since 1948, there have been 16 instances, when this measure has declined into the negative on a yearly basis and in 13 cases recession followed within a span of one to two years. It is one of the many measures which have been warning against looming recession in the United States.
