California gained the No. 5 global ranking in 2017 and then rose to No. 4 last year following a long-running dip in the Japanese economy. This scorecard reflects both geographic economic progress and fluctuations in the U.S. currency. Japan’s jump is due, in part, to its strong yen performance against the dollar in 2025.

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Higher US tariffs have so far had a smaller impact globally than expected, but it would be “premature and incorrect” to conclude they have had no effect on economic growth, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said a new International Monetary Fund report shows while the global economy is showing resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs, trade uncertainty is holding it back.

"We are very concerned because of the potential impact" of the growing US-China trade spat, Carlos Cuerpo said at Semafor’s World Economy Summit.

The state’s $4.215 trillion in business output was the nation’s No. 1, and topped globally only by the U.S., China, and Germany.

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A new front has opened up with the imposition of major fees on Chinese built, owned or operated ships docking at US ports.

The International Monetary Fund lifted the global growth forecast for this year and next as the impact of the trade tariffs has been less severe than initially expected but warned that the policy uncertainty remains high.