World economy

Kerry calls for non-military thinking on US foreign policy

25 Jan 2013

AT&T reduces loss from record sales of smartphones

25 Jan 2013

HSBC Flash China PMI at two-year high

24 Jan 2013

Apple posts $54.5 billion revenue for Q1 2013

24 Jan 2013

Apple yesterday posted a revenue of $54.5 billion and a net profit of $13.1 billion for the 2013 first quarter, which ended on 29 December 2012

UK unemployment rate down, but living standards slip

24 Jan 2013

China, India will lead global growth this year: study

24 Jan 2013

Japan’s trade deficit hits record $78 bn in 2012

24 Jan 2013

Japan’s trade deficit in 2012 reached a record ¥6.93 trillion ($78.3 billion), as exports fell for the seventh straight month in December while fuel imports surged due to a virtual shut down of its nucklear power plants

Cameron dangles EU exit option before Britons

23 Jan 2013

Sterling fell to a five-month low against the dollar as Cameron was speaking and Britain's European partners flayed Cameron's demand for radical reform of the EU and promise of the exit option

IMF sees global economy growing at 3.5 per cent in 2013

23 Jan 2013

China, Australia top list of “carbon bomb” projects

23 Jan 2013

UK government borrowings threaten AAA sovereign rating

23 Jan 2013

BoJ doubles inflation target to pump-prime economy

22 Jan 2013

The central bank will double its inflation target to 2 per cent and switch to an open-ended commitment to asset purchases in order to stimulate the Japanese economy

UK government appoints Christine Tacon as groceries code adjudicator

22 Jan 2013

Russian arms sales reach $15 billion in 2012

22 Jan 2013

Russia sold $15 billion worth of defence equipment in 2012, maintaining its position as the world’s second-largest arms exporter after the US, Ria Novosti reported yesterday

Triple dip recession concerns rise as bad weather hits UK economy

21 Jan 2013

Shoppers kept off UK shops in run up to Christmas

21 Jan 2013

Japan’s growth to benefit Southeast Asian nations

21 Jan 2013

140 nations sign UN treaty to curb mercury pollution

21 Jan 2013

Small-scale gold mining, coal-fired power plants, steel and cement industries are the main contributors of mercury emission, which can cause brain and neurological disorder, damages to kidneys and the digestive system, memory loss, language impairment

BRICS join hands to address transfer pricing woes

19 Jan 2013

Pakistan’s growth to be lowest in region

18 Jan 2013

China’s economy grew 7.9 per cent in fourth quarter

18 Jan 2013

China's economy registered a 7.9-per cent growth in the fourth quarter of last year from a year earlier, rebounding after seven straight quarters of slowdown

Protesting cleric reaches deal with Pakistan government: report

17 Jan 2013

Obama seeks to bypass legislative branch to implement gun control

17 Jan 2013

Pak’s anti-graft watchdog comes to PM’s rescue

17 Jan 2013

The head of Pakistan’s anti-corruption wing has defied a Supreme Court order to arrest Raja Pervez Ashraf, citing lack of evidence against the prime minister

Germany to retrieve $36 bn of gold from US, French central banks

17 Jan 2013

Germany has the second-largest gold reserves in the world after the US with nearly 3,400 tonnes at the end of 2012, valued at approximately $184 billion at current market prices