world economy

World economy set for weak inflation-plagued recovery, OECD warns

THE global economy is set for a weak recovery from the shocks of Covid and Russia’s war in Ukraine, dogged…

2 years ago

Energy, Chips, Taiwan: Flashpoints for 2023 in a fractured world

A new age of great-power rivalry is redrawing the map of the world economy and forcing business chiefs to navigate…

2 years ago

China boost for flagging world economy looms as reopening starts

China’s sudden reopening is set to offer a boost to a flagging world economy. The growth impulse will be felt…

2 years ago

World economy faces more pain in 2023 after a gloomy year

PARIS – This was supposed to be the comeback year for the world economy following the Covid pandemic. Instead, 2022…

2 years ago

What does world economy look like through 2075? Here’s what Goldman Sachs thinks

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists have taken a stab at predicting the path of the world economy through 2075. Two…

2 years ago

OECD: Central banks must keep hiking even as growth slows

Fighting inflation is top priority now, says chief economist  THE world’s central banks must keep raising interest rates to fight…

2 years ago

An early iPhone launch could give the world economy a needed lift

by TIM CULPAN (Bloomberg Opinion) / Pic by Bloomberg ON THE surface, it’s just a smartphone — little more than…

2 years ago

The world economy is suddenly running low on everything

by BLOOMBERG A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today,…

4 years ago

Covid will leave deep scars in world economy even after recovery

The decline in GDP last year was the biggest since the Great Depression LONDON • Just as some patients recovering…

4 years ago

Global coronavirus death toll passes 1m

Drastic controls that put half of humanity under lockdown slowed the spread, but since restrictions were eased, infections have soared…

4 years ago

World economy edges closer to a recession as trade fears spread

by BLOOMBERG / pic by BLOOMBERG The escalating trade war between the U.S. and China is nudging the world economy…

6 years ago

S. Korea’s Moon condemns Japan’s ‘reckless’ trade decision

by AFP / pic by AFP SEOUL - South Korean President Moon Jae-in (picture) on Friday condemned Japan's decision to remove…

6 years ago

US-China spat ‘threat’ to world growth, says IMF head

By AFP / Pic By BLOOMBERG PARIS • The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday that fresh…

6 years ago