The manager of the £18.8bn M&G Optimal Income fund says in the medium term developed markets will bounce back without any major headwinds, buoying the global economy despite certain worries in emerging and frontier markets. He says he couldn't …

An improving U.S. recovery is forecast to bolster global economic growth this year, but some economists say Russia's standoff with Ukraine and a slowdown in China could hurt more than expected. The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday the world …

The IMF just released its latest attempt to forecast the health of the global economy, which it thinks will expand by 3.6% this year. The forecast also comes with a warning about what will happen if things go wrong, with growth instead falling to 2.4 …

Shares of aluminium giant Alcoa are rallying in after-hours trading thanks to a better-than-expected earnings announcement. Aluminium is one of the most important industrial metals in the world, which makes Alcoa a decent bellwether of economic activity.

WASHINGTON — Global economic growth should gain momentum this year, with the U.S. leading the way among developed countries and some long-depressed southern Eurozone economies finally turning the corner, says the International Monetary Fund.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the UK economy will be the fastest-growing in the G7 this year. It says the UK will grow 2.9% in 2014, up from a January estimate of 2.4%, and will see growth of 2.5% in 2015. Overall, the IMF says the global …

The global economy is strengthening but faces threats from super-low inflation and outflows of capital from emerging economies, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday. The lending organization expects the global economy to grow 3.6 percent this …

First things first. There are plenty of reason to think that the global economy could continue to power forward. The US economy seems to be emerging from its winter's nap. China's economic managers look ready to embark on a mini-stimulus push. German …

The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday the global recovery will gain strength this year, but it trimmed its growth forecast amid a sharp rise in Japan's sales tax and a slowdown in emerging markets. An accelerating U.S. recovery will help the …