… D. SCHWARTZ. Published: November 7, 2013. Five years after the global economy was falling at its fastest rate, Western economies are still failing to gain much-needed momentum, despite the efforts of central bankers on both sides of the Atlantic.

It asked people of different ages and socio-economic backgrounds which countries have the right ideas about the economy and jobs, and which countries they think will be the leading global economic power over the next two decades. Within the BRICS …

OSLO – Global warming poses a mounting threat to health, economic growth, crops and water supplies, according to a draft report by top scientists that puts unprecedented emphasis on the risks of a changing climate. A leaked 29-page draft by the UN …

Ask the man on the street and the chances are he will say something like “keeping a lid on inflation”. In popular perception, and in their own minds, central bankers are the technicians who squeezed high inflation out of the rich world's economies in …

Russia's share of the world economy will probably shrink during the next 20 years as growth trails the global average, Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said. Gross domestic product will rise at an average pace of 2.5 percent through 2030, less than …

The next two mornings will feature huge announcements on both sides of the Atlantic which together will tell us a lot about the direction of the global economy. Here's what to watch for, and why it matters. Thursday morning, we also will find out how …

The Federal Reserve's decision against an early reduction in the rate of 'QE3' asset purchases has helped the global rise in longer term interest rates. Yet US fiscal policy has previously been an unnecessary weight on the economy so it could go on to …

The prospect of both the euro zone and U.S. central banks supporting the global economy has helped boost MSCI's world equity index 16 percent this year, though it fell 0.3 percent on Tuesday. The euro traded under $1.35, near a seven-week trough of …

LONDON – Global warming is expected to take an increasing toll on the economy, food production, fresh water supplies and human health as the century progresses, according to a draft study for the United Nations. A temperature increase of 2.5 degrees …