Economics

Masking concern about the protectionist leanings of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and an OPEC-induced oil price rally, China’s factories notched their strongest growth in activity in two years and Japanese

According to a report published on Wednesday which warns that risks to global stability have spiked in the past six months, China, euro zone sovereign debt and the potential fallout

A senior economist is of the opinion that another banking crisis in Europe could be sparked off by this Sunday’s referendum in Italy. “In my view the biggest risk is

Volume of US exports of natural gas exceeded its imports for the first time in nearly 60 years. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Italy’s foreign affairs minister has told CNBC in an exclusive interview that concerns that Italy is headed for catastrophe in the case of a destabilizing outcome from the referendum to

Under a euro-area plan to shield Athens from future interest rate increases, Greece’s battered banks are being asked to swap about 33 billion ($35 billion) euros in floating-rate bonds for

British investment bankers interviewed by Bloomberg believe that Brexit may take a decade, if we talk about the structural changes that are bound to occur in the British economy. In…

He had no indication that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wanted to withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization, said the chief of the global trading body, Roberto Azevedo

A $500 million question making the rounds of the global banking industry is how Malaysia’s central bank managed to simultaneously increase its foreign exchange reserves and meddle in markets to

In the latest indication of an acceleration in economic growth early in the fourth quarter, driven by rising demand for machinery and a range of other equipment, new orders for

For a long time, oil production on the Norwegian continental shelf has mainly been a privilege of large foreign companies and Statoil, a major player in the country’s market, which…

There are long queues of people who want to exchange obsolete money for new in India. The government decided to withdraw large bills from circulation, which led to panic among…

After Donald Trump’s election victory raised fears the United States would scrap free trade deals, Chinese officials said more countries are looking to join a China-led trading bloc even as

According to political consultants, China's leaders have remained unappalled even despite recent fall in the yuan. However, if the exchange rate overcomes psychological barrier of 7 yuan for dollar, it…

The stomping down of the currencies of emerging markets by the dollar is not going to end soon, say analysts. Ever since Donald Trump clinched a surprise victory in the

Economists and strategists are of the view that the G10 currency market is driven solely by political events. This was the view of Dominic Bunning, FX Strategist at HSBC. Whereas

As a looming Donald Trump presidency in the United States sounded a possible death knell for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), leaders of Pacific rim nations scrambled to find new free-trade

A congressional panel charged with monitoring security and trade links between Washington and Beijing said that U.S. lawmakers should take action to ban China’s state-owned firms from acquiring U.S. companies.

The United Nations published a new report. According to the paper, more than 65% of workforce in developed countries will lose their jobs due to accelerating technology development during the…

OPEC members are focused on a common goal to limit oil production, as the deadline, in which oil producers must outline conditions of the deal, is rapidly approaching, reports Bloomberg.

Investment funds are trying to get a handle on the policy plans of the anti-establishment party with the populists’ efforts to topple Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi gaining traction. Potentially

As bets on faster U.S. growth and inflation lead investors to favor stocks over bonds, the long-awaited end to the more than 30-year-old bull run in bonds could be marked

Moody’s Investors Service has said very recently that amid expectations for low economic growth and high public-sector debt in the global economy as a whole, the outlook for global sovereign

With more than 40 percent of large companies scaling back, according to a new survey, since the vote to leave the European Union U.K. businesses have delayed or canceled investments

In October, the world prices for food products, particularly for sugar and dairy products, increased by 0.7% MoM and 9.1% YoY, as follow from the data of the Food and…

All be it with a very new perspective, markets get back to the business of watching the Federal Reserve after a historic week. Wall Street expectations, not only regarding who

Global stocks have made a comeback and have been rallying since falling sharply following Donald Trump’s victory in the United States presidential elections which initially sent shockwaves through markets around

Not only Americans but also Europeans are tired from the annual Black Friday sales. Public polls show that less than a quarter of the UK population will be purchasing products…

As exuberance shot through markets and reversed initial dives in reaction to Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential victory, European stocks rose on Thursday following extraordinary gains in Asia and the United

Private venture capital us reducing investment in European startups, so EU authorities have presented plans to create a venture capital fund of € 1.6 billion that will support technology start-ups.…

Crush in global stock markets and collapsed rates of some currencies such as the US dollar and the Mexican peso, observed as Donald Trump’s chances to win were growing, were…

Can desperate and tired of wandering on European roads refugees bring economic benefits to countries that accept them, such as Germany?

The 19-nation currency bloc can be provided with a single “safe asset” that’s not linked to the fate of any individual member by the European Safe Bond is, in theory,

The core assumption in global financial markets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon and follow with further gradual hikes over coming years is facing serious questions by

Cash war is gaining momentum, and of course Japanese experimentalists are pushing limits of possibilities. Having dived into the negative interest rates, Japanese politicians fully recognized that accumulation of cash…

According to the Head of European Equity Strategy at UBS, there is hope Europe’s companies hit an inflection point during this year’s third quarter after almost six years of no

As the weak pound ramps up the costs of imports and squeezes family finances, the Bank of England has warned U.K. households to expect a sharp rise in inflation next

There are signs of easing of the worst cash squeeze at Saudi Arabian banks ever since the financial crisis. In a sign that government measures to alleviate a liquidity shortage

While replacing with a stack of bolivar notes handed over by his customer for slices of salty white cheese, Humberto Gonzalez weighs the bills instead of counting them. Gonzalez owns

Allying fears that were expressed by analysts and market watchers months back, data from the European statistical office shows that the euro zone has continued growing at a moderate pace

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said that negotiations will continue with the new U.S. administration after November’s elections and the much-debated trade deal between the European Union and the United

After internal divisions in just one country threatened to block the European Union of 500 million people sealing the landmark deal, Belgium’s regions agreed to a free trade pact with

Doing Business ranking includes 190 countries. The rating ranges its participants not only from the 1st to 190th place. IFC also counts absolute result close to optimum performance. A high…

Aging population is a problem of economies with a combined share of 78% of world GDP (64% of GDP at purchasing power parity), believe analysts of Morgan Stanley. Global growth…

The European Union and Canada still appeared to be holding out hopes of a summit to sign off on the deal despite Belgium declaring on Monday that it could not