World Economy

Thailand's industrial output declined for a second straight month, less than expected, due to weaker production of autos and jewelry, suggesting the economic recovery remains fragile, Reuters…

There is something occurring in the US economy that is not getting the attention it may deserve. Loan rates for businesses are declining. Simultaneously, consumers are spending less but are taking…

The New Zealand government's $11 billion infrastructure boost is making up for a failure to invest over nine years, Labor's finance spokesperson Grant Robertson said.

Finance Minister…

Spain's statistics agency says the economy grew 0.8% in the first quarter, keeping it as one of the fastest growing in the European Union. The National Institute of Statistics said Friday that…

Just six years after Portugal’s 2011 financial bailout sparked protests and sent the country’s young people abroad in search of work, the country is experiencing an economic revival.

Mario…

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean projected Peruvian economy will expand 3.5% this year, thus posting one of the highest growth rates in the region.

The United…

Since the 2007 global financial crisis, policy makers have been fighting deflationary (falling prices) and disinflationary (prices rising at slow rate) pressures. But the global economy finally…

Following years of strict budget restraint, particularly in Greece, the level of government borrowing across the 19-country eurozone has fallen to its lowest level since before the most acute…

The US economy may be in a better shape than Friday’s first-quarter figures will probably indicate, but getting the growth that President Donald Trump wants is becoming even more difficult.

Greece’s economy will expand by 1.5% or less this year, the influential IOBE think tank estimated on Wednesday, trimming a previous forecast in January that projected 1.5 to 1.8% growth, Reuters…

Foreign direct investment in Ireland is at “an all-time high” with the number of jobs advertised in the financial sector during the first quarter of 2017 was up 60% year on year.

Moody’s Investors Service expects Malaysia’s economy to grow higher than other A-rated countries from 2017 to 2020 against the backdrop of improved external demand, Reuters reported. Vice-…

Nepal’s Central Bureau of Statistics has projected the national economy to grow by 6.94% for the current fiscal year 2016/17, up from the 6% target set by the government, NNA reported. If the…

Singapore’s industrial output maintained its pace in March, raising hopes that the manufacturing rebound will bolster the island nation’s economy, Fox Business reported. Industrial production rose…

Mexico can impose annual trade sanctions worth $163.23 million against the United States after winning a dispute over trade in tuna fish, a World Trade Organization arbitrator ruled on Tuesday.…

More than a third of Europeans and Americans would be happy to go without cash and rely on electronic forms of payment if they could, and at least 20% already pretty much do so, a study showed on…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has cut the number of workers on its turbocharger production lines west of Tokyo by more than 80%, as Japanese manufacturers from carmakers to electronics…

Credit Suisse plans to raise $4 billion to help rebuild its finances after two years of layoffs and losses. The Swiss bank will raise the fresh capital by issuing 380 million new shares. They will…

The latest drop in unemployment shows that the Polish economy is developing dynamically, Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said on Wednesday, PAP reported. “More good news today—unemployment in Poland…

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz has been highlighting the dangers of protectionism, and the country will probably get a taste this week as the US is expected to issue preliminary…

All Dutch provinces except Groningen saw economic growth last year, according to figures Statistics Netherlands released on Tuesday. Of the four large Dutch cities, Amsterdam saw the biggest…

German business morale brightened more than expected in April, hitting its highest in nearly six years, suggesting Europe’s largest economy is set to carry its robust upswing into the second…

Europe’s third biggest economy has suffered years of anemic growth, high unemployment and budget deficits, while neighbors such as Germany and the UK have enjoyed a stronger recovery from the…

The global economy is gathering momentum, the International Monetary Fund has declared. That's probably correct and undeniably encouraging, but there's an ominous discord between this economic…

The planned growth rate of the Russian economy of 2% this year is quite achievable, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting of the board of the ministry of economic development.