The JSE was weaker at midday on Friday as risk aversion drove investment decisions amid nagging worries about global economic performances. Picture: ENCA/Scott Smith. JOHANNESBURG – The rand drifted slightly firmer in late on Friday‚ but the moves …

… in a Bloomberg News survey of 11 economists. Hong Kong's government maintained a forecast for a full-year expansion of between 3 percent and 4 percent, betting that a strengthening global economy will provide more support in the second half of 2014.

The unevenness of the global recovery was thrown into sharp relief Thursday, when the 18 European nations that use the euro reported unexpectedly weak growth for the year's first three months. A separate report said Japan's economy grew in that same …

The global economy is plodding ahead in fits and starts as the largest countries struggle to achieve consistent growth. Europe is faltering again. Japan is suddenly surging. China is cooling. The U.S. is strengthening. In the background, central banks …

UK-ECONOMY-GLOBAL:Global economy weekahead: No sign of major central banks Reuters The euro sculpture is seen outside the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, November 5, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach. By Mike …

Business confidence in Pakistan is at a three-year high, according to the recently released Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) for the first quarter of 2014. Issued every quarter by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and …

Asian stocks sank Friday as markets took a cue from Wall Street, which had a big sell-off after a batch of mixed reports on the global economy. The economic picture from the U.S. was underwhelming. One report showed factory output fell, while another …

Watching a graduation awards program at a parochial high school last week, I smiled with the soon-to-be grads, most of whom seemed giddy with anticipation at the next phase of their lives. It's the season for those rituals — the ceremonies, the …

Copy Shortlink. Economies around the world are still having trouble sustaining strong growth in the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis. The problems are particularly noteworthy in Europe, the United States and China, according to The Wall Street Journal.