CAIRNS: As the Group of 20 leading economies meet to change no less than the "destiny" of the global economy, members remain divided on how to get there with Germany pushing back at US calls for more government stimulus. Opening the meeting of …

SINGAPORE: The future global economy will be defined by ideas, innovation and creativity, and Singapore can be a place where new ideas are tested, said Education Minister Heng Swee Keat. Speaking at a dinner on Friday evening (Sep 19) to welcome …

When Alibaba's shares start trading Friday, history will be made. And not just in the world of tech or stock markets. Alibaba's IPO represents some much bigger trends shaping the world economy. Here are four things the IPO tells us about our economic …

BMO Financial Group chief economist and MD Douglas Porter gave attending delegates a snapshot of the near-term global economic outlook, saying that despite the global market sending mixed signals, he believed that the US economy was on a positive, …

Economic growth is strengthening in some parts of the world, while it's slipping in others. In other words, as I mentioned in a post earlier this week, the major trend in the global economy is one of increasing divergence, rather than slower growth …

I love to travel, but the constraints of running a business, family obligations and the fondness I have for my hometown of Huntington Beach, California, mostly keep me tethered to my personal fort. Yet not choosing to travel doesn't stop me from taking …

Looking at Italy's ballooning debt, Germany's reluctance to allow the European Central Bank free rein on the cash lever makes some sense. The International Monetary Fund on Thursday cut its outlook for the Belpaese again, forecasting a 0.1% contraction …

Relapse is the rule in the post-crisis global economy. In the United States, Japan and Europe, gross domestic product growth faltered again in the first half of this year. These setbacks are hardly a coincidence. Persistent sluggish growth throughout …

WASHINGTON (AFP) – U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that extremely slow economic growth and low inflation in the European economy is a danger to the rest of the world. "It is one of the number of risks of the global economy …