Global economy

Global economy

Living with increased global economic volatility

Living with increased global economic volatility

Globalisation and increased market and financial linkages has made economic volatility a shared phenomenon, which should compel policymakers in developing countries to remain vigilant and...

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From Tokyo to New York, stock markets are on a record-hitting spree around the world

In addition to diversifying their reserves into gold or other currencies, countries are reducing their dollar dependency by employing local currencies in international transactions. Photo: Reuters

Global economy set to stay on a roll for the rest of the year

Factories around the world are slowly cranking into gear again

Factories around the world are slowly cranking into gear again

How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets

How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets

G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 29, 2024.Photographer: Maira Erlich/Bloomberg

Global fragmentation on display in talks at WTO and G-20

Woman holds Chinese Yuan banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

What does a slowing Chinese economy mean to the world?

Men wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, use mobile phones in front of an electronic board displaying Japan's Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Asia stocks struggle even as China slashes rates

Photo: Reuters

Bitcoin breaks $50,000 for first time since 2021

Global economy outlook at odds with aggressive rate cut bets

Global economy outlook at odds with aggressive rate cut bets

A man wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) walks past a screen displaying the world's markets indices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2020. Photo :Reuters

Asia stocks on track for weekly gain; eyes on US inflation test

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is a vast exercise in decadence. Photo: Bloomberg

You're all paying attention to the wrong Davos

People attend the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 19, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

CEOs leave Davos to game out 2024 geopolitical scenarios