Economic Crisis

Asian shares, U.S. yields rise as investors reassess rout

Asian shares and U.S. Treasury yields rose on Wednesday, clawing back some of the week's losses as investors reassessed economic…

4 years ago

WTO seeks to land big prize after 20 years of fish talks

Negotiators are hoping the World Trade Organization will on Thursday not only deal a major blow to overfishing after 20…

4 years ago

Euro zone recovery faces risks from virus mutations, ECB’s Lagarde says

The euro zone economy may well avoid the most pessimistic scenario envisaged at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but…

4 years ago

Fed’s Waller: 2022 rate hike possible, wants MBS taper first

A "very optimistic" Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Tuesday said the U.S. central bank may need to start dialing…

4 years ago

Explainer: Lebanon’s financial meltdown and how it happened

Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990 civil war with…

4 years ago