The average citizen is asking: Are we heading for another round of global economic crises similar to the one we've seen in the aftermath of the 2008 Lehman Brothers collapse and in the wake of the Greek debt crisis? Almost as soon as finance ministers …

Last week, there certainly was lots of bad news about the global economy. The Eurozone's latest production and GDP numbers suggest that the lackluster recovery of the past year isn't just stalling but may be turning into a recession. I think that the …

The weak local and global economies are well known but to his credit Kruger appears to be pulling the right levers and the cost-cut program is delivering results, with gross benefits of $20 million in the last half and an expected $45 million, at least …

"I believe that the sanctions necessarily affect trade, the interests of the business, the dynamics of the development of our countries and in the end, the world economy," Putin said. The two men met at Putin's residence in Sochi. The Finnish president …

Another is global policy institutions, which are taken for granted but are none the less key. After all, whatever economy one looks at, the outcome depends upon the interactions between economic fundamentals, policy and confidence. Policy plays a big …

Oil and gold fell this week, with demand for the commodities pressured by strains in the global economy. OIL: Prices slid on a slew of downbeat economic data from around the world, analysts said. The sharp falls in oil prices on Thursday coincided with …

Europe is moving towards another recession and the Ukrainian border has turned into a flashpoint which can ignite any time into a full blown out war. Russia has massed its troops along the border with Ukraine and crippling sanctions have been imposed …

Last week there certainly was lots of bad news about the global economy. The Eurozone's latest production and GDP numbers suggest that the lackluster recovery of the past year isn't just stalling but may be turning into a recession. I think that the …

I predict that by the next election the gossip in Mr Hager's book will be forgotten and the real issue affecting New Zealanders will be some global economic shock. Journalists who today are fascinated by the Hager gossip will wonder why they were not …