World economy
Japan offers to join APEC forum
12 Nov 2011
Spain could be much worse than Italy, warns report
12 Nov 2011
Italy's debt disaster, bad as it is, has served to draw attention away from what could be a bigger disaster - Spain
S&P accidentally downgrades France’s AAA rating
11 Nov 2011
Finally, Russia gets green light to join WTO
11 Nov 2011
After 18 years of negotiations, the World Trade Organisation has cleared the way for Russia to join the global trade body.
China’s imports rise, exports slow
11 Nov 2011
Tokyo bourse puts Olympus on delisting watch
10 Nov 2011
Britain likely to slip into downturn amid crisis in Europe
10 Nov 2011
With a record trade deficit, rising unemployment and a sharp slowdown in shop price inflation, Britain is increasingly slipping into another downturn as the euro zone debt crisis escalates.
European crisis costs Italian premier Berlusconi support
09 Nov 2011
Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi conceded yesterday that he no longer enjoyed the support to govern and, like his Greek counterpart, announced he would resign.
Inflation in China slows most in three years
09 Nov 2011
Lucas Papademos tipped to be next Greece PM
08 Nov 2011
Europe, the international system and a generational shift
08 Nov 2011
The financial crisis had its greatest impact in Europe, where it is triggering a generational shift. By George Friedman Published with permission of STRATFOR.
Italy slides deeper in trouble; Swiss franc falls
07 Nov 2011
Italy, the third-largest economy in the euro zone, would have to seek an international bailout to tackle its colossal €1.9 trillion debt.
Papandreou survives confidence vote, calls for national unity government
05 Nov 2011
Greek prime minister George Papandreou, who survived a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday night, met president Karolos Papoulias on Saturday and suggested the formation of a new coalition government.
G20 vows to boost liquidity, flexibility
04 Nov 2011
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