Because China is the largest trading partner for many nations, financial markets are interpreting this policy document as bullish for regional and global economic growth. The world's financial sector, in particular, has been looking for the economy of …

Yellen was using her clout to highlight the two main characteristics of the world economy: Recovery in America and elsewhere is not yet durable. And there is no fear that inflation will demand an end to the ultra-low interest rates and money-printing …

Low inflation may make consumers smile, but it's not doing much for the global economy – especially when emerging markets are experiencing high inflation. The entire situation is brewing up an economic storm that everyone is going to have to deal with …

Over long periods, the former might be proxied by the rate of growth of the economy, while the latter might be proxied by a bond with a provision for inflation protection. IMF estimates of the potential rate of growth of the global economy have …

HONG KONG (AP) Hong Kong's economy lost some steam in the third quarter on weak global demand for exports from the trade-reliant Asian financial center. The government said Friday an exception to the weakness was the "key driving force" of strong …

NEW YORK – Global equity markets rose on Friday after President Obama's choice to lead the Federal Reserve signaled the U.S. central bank's monetary stimulus would stay in place for some time, while the dollar rose to a two-month high against the yen.

In short, recent developments in the global economy have severely undermined Japanese firms' institutional strengths and exacerbated their weaknesses. Japan's weak macro-economic performance contributed to declining industrial competitiveness …

Coming up in the global economy this week are a meeting of euro-area finance ministers, disposable income in Russia, German business confidence and U.S. retail sales. In Australia, the head of the central bank will comment on the Australian dollar …

Economic policy makers seeking successful models to emulate apparently have an abundance of choices nowadays. Led by China, scores of emerging and developing countries have registered record-high growth rates over recent decades, setting …