* The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Tuesday downgraded its growth forecasts for both the U.S. and global economy. * The U.S. growth outlook was revised to just 1.6% this year and 1.5% in 2026. * Tariffs and policy uncertainty were among the key factors cited by the OECD to explain the reductions.
Economic growth forecasts for the U.S. and globally were cut further by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as President Donald Trump’s tariff turmoil weighs on expectations.
The U.S. growth outlook was downwardly revised to just 1.6% this year and 1.5% in 2026. In March, the OECD was still expecting a 2.2% expansion in 2025.
The fallout from Trump’s tariff policy, elevated economic policy uncertainty, a slowdown of net immigration and a sm