The leaders have spoken. In 2014, China's economy will grow by 7.5% from a year earlier, retail sales will rise 13.5% and investment will increase 17.5%. Except that won't necessarily happen; the figures only offer guidance to what may play out. In …

While the world watches the escalating crisis in Ukraine, investors, policy-makers and world leaders must consider how the instability could rattle the global economy. The country itself is cash-strapped — Finance Minister Oleksandr Shlapak says …

At the recent G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, many attendees asked China to make a bigger contribution to world economic growth and help enhance the momentum of economic development in other countries. Over the past …

Parliament's annual session is due to start on Wednesday and will provide the next marker for financial markets on the outlook for the world's second-biggest economy. Premier Li Keqiang is widely expected to say the government will maintain the 2013 …

Caterpillar Inc.'s chief executive said several of the company's biggest markets, including China and North America, were strengthening modestly, but he warned that the global economy was largely fragile and sensitive to unexpected shocks like the …

Britain is preparing to rule out trade sanctions against Russia amid fears that the Ukraine crisis could derail the global economic recovery. Stock markets around the world fell sharply on Monday as Russian aggression intensified yet again following …

"After too many years of inadequate growth in advanced economies, substantial longer-term risks have emerged, not only for the well-being of these countries' citizens but also for the health and stability of the global economy," he writes in an article …

OTTAWA Bank of Canada is keeping its low-interest rate policy in place for a while longer, signalling Wednesday that it remains to be convinced the global economy is out of danger — adding Ukraine to its list of worries. "Volatility in global …

Overall however, the data added to evidence the global economy was slowly recovering, though the strength was not consistent among regions or sectors. Euro zone businesses enjoyed their fastest growth rate in non-manufacturing services in more than …