Email us at [email protected] Hello and welcome to White House Watch! Today let’s dig into: The OECD said this morning that it was slashing its growth forecast for the US, as it warned that President Donald Trump’s trade war will sap momentum from most major economies.

Global economic growth is slowing more than expected only a few months ago as the fallout from the Trump administration's trade war takes a bigger toll on the U.S. economy, the OECD said on Tuesday, revising down its outlook.

Donald Trump’s combative trade policies have tipped the world economy into a downturn, with the US among the hardest hit, the OECD said.