Business Surveys and World Point

oecd: Trade is a central source of risk in the OECD's analysis, according to The Toronto Star. Qilai Shen / Bloomberg file photo Since its last economic forecasts in May, the OECD said differences between economies have widened, confidence has fallen, and business surveys across the world point to a slowdown. The gloomy analysis has pushed the Paris-based institution to cut its global growth forecasts for this year and next with particularly sharp revisions for Turkey, Argentina, South Africa and Brazil. Read more OECD predicts Canada's economic growth to be best in G7 Article Continued Below Canada's economic growth rate expected to slow next year, says OECDOECD cuts Canada's economic growth forecast as global economy slows Global growth is hitting a plateau, its chief economist, Laurence Boone, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. Tariffs and policy changes have already buffeted flows and prices in some areas, and affected sentiment and investment plans. Trade is a central source of risk in the OECD's analysis. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.