Despite some views to the contrary, the GFC was the result of high debt levels, global imbalances, excessive financialisation of economies and an entitlement society, based around borrowing-driven consumption and unfunded social entitlement programmes …

Every year Global Perspectives publishes its annual white paper covering the 5 keys trends we see impacting the global economy in the year ahead. This year we will look the major global economies and examine the major trends that will influence them …

NEW YORK – As 2013 comes to a close, efforts to revive growth in the world's most influential economies – with the exception of the eurozone – are having a beneficial effect worldwide. All of the looming problems for the global economy are political in …

Other U.S. economic figures, including construction spending and the Institute for Supply Management's purchasing managers' survey, also pointed to steady gains in the world's largest economy. "We have had a whole string of strong ISM numbers. This is …

All around the rich world, things are looking better. Britain's recovery is gathering pace (see article). Japan's economy seems strong enough to cope with the imminent rise in its consumption tax. Even Europe's prospects are less dismal. But America is …

The future direction of China is the "major" source of uncertainty facing the global economy at the moment, according to billionaire investor George Soros. "The major uncertainty facing the world today is not the euro but the future direction of China …

"Market competition is intensifying as the global economy enters the era of slow growth, and uncertainty increases as technological convergence sparks more changes in the industry," chairman Chung Mong-Koo said in his New Year message to employees.

THE global economy continues to expand at a subdued pace albeit at varied speeds across regions, says the central bank. In its economic review for November 30, 2013, the Reserve Bank of Fiji said growth in the US slowed slightly during the third …

In terms of global economic activity and importance in international capital markets, the most significant exception to the global recovery is represented by the troubled countries of the eurozone and the European Union's satellites to the east. Even …