If you strip out all the bad stuff from the first quarter GDP figures released Wednesday, the numbers are actually solid. At least, that's how some economists and commentators taking a closer look ...

THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY grew by a weaker-than-expected 5.4% in the first quarter, reflecting heightened uncertainty arising from the Trump administration’s tariffs. Read the full story.

Not just slower growth than we've been seeing — an actual contraction. The Atlanta Federal Reserve estimates that GDP will decline by 1.5%. That would be the first contraction in three years ...