economies

Analysis: Wealth shock – property bust in small Chinese cities rattles households

Home owners in small Chinese cities are battling a rare property market downdraft as buyers keep away, eroding the wealth…

4 years ago

Explainer: What would Japan’s currency intervention to combat a weak yen look like?

Japanese policymakers escalated their warnings against sharp yen falls with the finance minister saying the currency's slump to two-decade lows…

4 years ago

Global growth optimism at all-time low, fund manager survey finds

Optimism among fund managers over global economic growth has hit an all-time low while concerns of possible stagflation have risen…

4 years ago

Global bond sales to cross $10 trillion in 2022, S&P Global Ratings says

Global sovereign borrowing will reach $10.4 trillion in 2022, nearly a third above the average before the coronavirus pandemic, S&P…

4 years ago

Analysis: BOJ has little room to move as Ukraine clouds recovery, prices soar

The crisis in Ukraine is giving the Bank of Japan a headache not facing other major central banks, forcing it…

4 years ago

Global stock market outlook modest even before Russia-Ukraine escalation

Global stock markets were already headed for a volatile year with modest gains even before the latest escalation of the…

4 years ago

Russia, China tone down G20 text on geopolitical tensions

Russia and China watered down a communique being drafted by heads of the Group of 20 major economies on Friday…

4 years ago

G20 must push relief to avoid debt crises – experts, campaigners

Wealthy nations must improve their floundering flagship debt relief initiative or face a spate of debt crises in the developing…

4 years ago

USTR says new trade tools needed to fight China state-led trade

The United States needs to pursue new strategies and update its domestic trade tools to deal with China's "state-led, non-market…

4 years ago

Analysis: Investors bank on real yields to boost dollar in months ahead

The dollar's choppy start to the year has not dissuaded some investors from betting the U.S. currency will soon resume…

4 years ago