World Economy

Brazil’s government says the country’s economy grew in 2017 for the first time in three years, aided by a strong performance in the agricultural sector reported.

The government’s IBGE…

Global economic growth will turn higher and peak in 2018, driven by improvement in advanced economies. Gently rising inflation will prompt tighter monetary policy that will moderate growth rates…

Millionaires from Russia to Norway and the US are seeking to take advantage of Italy’s low tax rates for the superrich.

In an effort to attract capital, Italy unveiled a measure last…

The US Commerce Department has upheld tariffs imposed on imports of Chinese aluminum foil, after concluding that the country’s producers are receiving unfair subsidies and dumping the product in…

Thailand’s annual industrial output slightly beat expectations as it rose for a third straight month in January, helped by higher production of cars, petroleum and rubber products, Reuters…

Bankers are banking on stronger consumer lending to take the lead in an otherwise slow year, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers Indonesia survey. The PwC survey involved 65 banking executives…

Germany’s consumer confidence is set to weaken in March, survey data from the market research group GfK showed Wednesday. The forward-looking consumer sentiment index dropped 0.2 points to 10.8…

Against a backdrop of growing optimism, fueled by rising exports, China’s economy will grow by an inflation-adjusted 6.4% and four big Southeast Asian economies will log combined growth of 5.2%…

Scottish businesses are returning to “cautious optimism” as confidence rises, according to a new report. Confidence in Scotland rose 17 points during February to reach 35%, the latest Business…

Slowing production of cars and electronics in January tipped Japan’s industrial output into its biggest tumble since a devastating earthquake in March 2011, highlighting a weakening in demand…

Sweden’s gross domestic product surged in the final quarter of 2017 as demand from an increasingly robust global economy boosted exports, the Statistics Office said on Wednesday. GDP grew 0.9%…

When the Bank of Jinzhou, based in China's northeastern rust belt, went public on the Hong Kong stock exchange two years ago, its finances were a wreck.

Asian and European markets declined following a congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s Tuesday.

The moves came after Powell’s positive assessment of the…

US trade officials met with auto industry executives in Washington on Tuesday, three sources said, as talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement try to make progress on a major…

Economic confidence in Turkey slipped month-on-month in February, falling 1.8%, the Turkish Statistical Institute, TurkStat, said on Tuesday. The economic confidence index dropped to 103, down…

Central banks need to stay vigilant as uncertainty remains over the impact of the normalization of monetary policies in advanced economies, International Monetary Fund Managing Director…

A rising yen threatens to depress annual profit growth at export-driven Japanese companies that close their books in December, adding to concerns about weak consumer spending and higher labor…

Punjab National Bank, India’s second-largest government-owned lender, has said that the quantum of fraud uncovered at one of its Mumbai branches earlier this month is expected to rise by over $…

South African organizations continue to report the highest instances of economic crime in the world with economic crime reaching its highest level over the past decade, according to PwC’s…

French consumer confidence weakened more than expected in February, after stabilizing in the previous month, survey data from the statistical office Insee showed Tuesday.

The consumer…

Finns are increasingly confident about the national economy, the employment situation, and their own financial situation and employment prospects, YLE News reported. Statistics Finland on…

Chile’s economy will grow 2.9% in 2018 and 2019 as copper prices rebound and investment recovers gradually, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report published…

Comcast jumped into the fray for Sky Plc, challenging Rupert Murdoch’s 21 Century Fox Inc. and Walt Disney Co. with a cash offer valuing the business at £22.1 billion ($31 billion) and opening…

Mario Draghi largely skirted the Latvia crisis affecting the European Central Bank and stuck to his plans to keep adding stimulus as he addressed European Parliament lawmakers on Monday.

A prolonged drought wreaking havoc on Argentina’s soybean and corn crops could threaten the country’s economic performance in 2018, an official said on Monday, as the country seeks to grow for a…