The original concept of free trade is healthy for our country and global economy. However, trade agreements such as NAFTA and WTO have simply cost Americans hundreds of thousands of jobs, moved plants to Mexico and lowered wages for American …

BANGKOK – World stock markets were boosted Friday by encouraging indicators from Japan and further proof that the U.S. economy is on the upswing. Reports showing improved consumer spending, a jump in pending home sales and a drop in jobless …

Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:55am EDT. * Economies in Europe, Britain over the worst. * U.S. set to do better once fiscal drag fades. * Asia resilient in face of capital outflows. By Alan Wheatley, Global Economic Correspondent. LONDON, June 23 (Reuters …

The Government blamed the impact of a weak global economy for impacting on demand for Irish exports but also suggested the multi-billion pharmaceutical sector was being affected by what it called the "patent cliff" for medicines. It also said a series …

Rather than just wait for the traditional business cycle to bring jobs back, maybe there is a need to review basic structural changes occurring in the global economy to look for answers. The profit motive is an appropriate and necessary means to …

The original concept of free trade is healthy for our country and global economy. However, trade agreements such as NAFTA and WTO have simply cost Americans hundreds of thousands of jobs, moved plants to Mexico and lowered wages for American …

The People's Bank of China has put banks in the world's second largest economy on notice that it will tighten credit conditions but has also moved to calm a recent crunch which saw money market rates soar. The central bank wants to curtail funds …

In a global economy that has become more reliant on countries whose economies are vulnerable to political shocks, emerging markets are our new economic fulcrums. What is causing this growing uncertainty in emerging markets? How much stress can they …

The post-war period saw remarkable expansion in global trade and capital flows, most notably after the collapse of the Berlin Wall and reintegration of China, Russia and Eastern Europe into the world economy. In a virtuous cycle, globalisation both …