World economy was predicted to grow by 3.1 percent this year as prospects for the global economy have worsened since early May, according to a forecast of the London-based National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR). Dawn Holland …

We think the latter: the improvement in the North Atlantic data is likely to be of more significance for the pace of global growth than weakness in China and Asia. Although China is the world's second largest economy it matters far more for output than …

By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent. LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – China's monthly data deluge is likely to confirm that the world's second-largest economy is still moving down through the gears but is not about to come to a screeching halt.

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Brian Buchwald, CEO of Bomoda, a website providing information for Chinese luxury goods consumers, said tapping into the wants and desires of Chinese shoppers was now the “overriding opportunity for western companies”. “The rising role of the Chinese …