Investors are seeking to balance positive and negative aspects of US recovery, with a steady growth trend in the world's largest economy reducing downside risks to global economies, but allowing the Fed to proceed with its plan. QE, aimed at supporting …

Global equities have lost more than almost $3 trillion this month, and the S&P GSCI commodities index slumped the most since April last week, as the Fed said it may pare bond purchases aimed at bolstering the U.S. economy and investors speculated that …

OTTAWA — Canada's beleaguered exporters are seeing a glimmer of hope that “the worst may be over” for the global economy, gradually opening trade gates wider in the coming months. That renewed optimism “is broadly-based, cutting across all sectors,” …