World economy

Germany positions for “industry 4.0” internet powered revolution

08 Mar 2013

Ultras will be suppressed with iron hand, says Pak PM Ashraf

08 Mar 2013

Adidas shares soar despite financial troubles

08 Mar 2013

US customs finds huge haul of fake China-made Hermes bags

06 Mar 2013

UK tightens ‘payday loan’ rules to protect small borrowers

06 Mar 2013

Global markets happy as Dow Industrial Average hits new high

06 Mar 2013

Europe, unemployment and instability

05 Mar 2013

The global financial crisis of 2008 has slowly yielded to a global unemployment crisis, that will, fairly quickly, give way to a political crisis, involving all three of the major pillars of the global system -- Europe, China and the United States. By George Friedman, founder and chairman of global intelligence analyst firm Stratfor

US consumer confidence rises with expected job gains

05 Mar 2013

Latvia applies for eurozone membership

05 Mar 2013

US decides to trim govt spending, EU yet to agree on budget discipline

02 Mar 2013

Obama signs US budget cuts as Republicans have their way

02 Mar 2013

President Barack Obama has signed an order that starts putting into effect steep across-the-board budget cuts that would net the Treasury $85 billion, after hectic talks with the opposition over Friday for a compromise failed

Shares subdued on US budget cuts, Italian political deadlock worries

01 Mar 2013

Negative interest rates mooted to boost UK economy

27 Feb 2013

Italian elections stoke euro crisis fears

27 Feb 2013

Wealth inequality between whites and blacks in US worsens

27 Feb 2013

The wealth gap between blacks and whites in the US has nearly tripled over the past 25 years, largely due to inequality in home ownership, income, education and inheritances

US sees larger role for India in Afghanistan

27 Feb 2013

Japan approves $142-bn extra stimulus

27 Feb 2013

The measure, approved by the lower house of parliament two weeks ago, was cleared yesterday by the opposition-dominated upper house.

Kerry pushes US-EU free trade

26 Feb 2013

Italian elections end on inconclusive note

26 Feb 2013

White House braces for sequester

26 Feb 2013

Eight million in UK without savings: Report

25 Feb 2013

China manufacturing at slowest growth pace in four months

25 Feb 2013

ADB president Haruhiko Kuroda expected to head Bank of Japan

25 Feb 2013

Haruhiko Kuroda, with his overseas connections and language skills, is widely expected to win foreign understanding for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s monetary policy

Despite recession, Americans spent $53 bn last year on pets

23 Feb 2013

Unable to find a job, an owner even went to the extent of selling his home to raise money to continue to be able to keep caring for his pets

Security environment in Asia Pacific becoming more difficult: says Japanese PM

23 Feb 2013