More investors are optimistic about the global economy amid positive outlooks for Japanese and European equities, though weakness in the U.S. dollar continues to threaten improvement, according to the latest survey by Bank of America Corp.'s (BAC) …

“Fiscal policy in the United States is expected to remain restrictive in 2014-2015, but less severe than in 2013,” the world body said today as it released the first chapter of its annual global economic outlook. The full report will be published next …

The department's final estimate of gross domestic product growth was sharply higher than the 3.6% pace in its prior assessment of expansion in the world's largest economy. The upward revision surprised analysts who on average expected the department …

The United Nations on Wednesday predicted that the global economy will grow by at least 3 percent annually in the next two years following signs of improvement in many regions. In its annual economic report, the U.N. said the world experienced subdued …

All signs point to a stronger year for the world economy, with global growth expected to accelerate to 3.3 per cent from this year's 2.7 per cent thanks to improvements in the US and Europe. Nothing signals this better than outgoing Fed Chairman Ben …

“Business investment is starting to gain momentum, especially in the vital manufacturing sector,” Joseph Carson, director of global economic research at AllianceBernstein LP, said in a research note. “Recent signs of increased investment intentions by …

The International Monetary Fund expects the growth of the global economy will accelerate to 3.6 percent in 2014 from 2.9 percent in 2013. Five top economic experts offer insights on how to read trends in different regions. Developing economies will …

Uncertainty and uneasy interdependence characterize a 2014 forecast on global economic growth. High rates of unemployment persist in developed economies while emerging economies rely on those nations for exports and jobs for their own citizens.

Hong Pingfan, director of the UN Global Economic Monitoring Center, said that developed countries now face a dilemma that an early QE taper may lead to a rebound of long-term rates, and cause turmoil in global financial markets. Meanwhile, it could …