WASHINGTON (AP) — The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars , the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday, upgrading its outlook for global and U.S. economic growth this year.

The 38-country OECD now forecasts that the world economy will grow 3.2% this year, down a tick from 3.3% in 2024 but an improvement on the 2.9% it had predicted for 2025 back in June. The organization, which does economic research and promotes international trade and prosperity, expects global growth to slow to 2.9% next year.

The OECD also raised its forecast for U.S. growth this year – to 2%, up from the 1.6% it had forecast in June . Still, even with the upgrade, the American economy – the world’s largest — would have grown

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