Global economy

Global economy

In addition to diversifying their reserves into gold or other currencies, countries are reducing their dollar dependency by employing local currencies in international transactions. Photo: Reuters

Global economy set to stay on a roll for the rest of the year

Among bigger economies, the United States and India were expected to contribute the most to the pickup in growth

Factories around the world are slowly cranking into gear again

Factories around the world are slowly cranking into gear again

How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets

How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets

G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 29, 2024.Photographer: Maira Erlich/Bloomberg

Global fragmentation on display in talks at WTO and G-20

Woman holds Chinese Yuan banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

What does a slowing Chinese economy mean to the world?

Men wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, use mobile phones in front of an electronic board displaying Japan's Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Asia stocks struggle even as China slashes rates

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Bitcoin breaks $50,000 for first time since 2021

Global economy outlook at odds with aggressive rate cut bets

Global economy outlook at odds with aggressive rate cut bets

A man wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) walks past a screen displaying the world's markets indices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2020. Photo :Reuters

Asia stocks on track for weekly gain; eyes on US inflation test

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is a vast exercise in decadence. Photo: Bloomberg

You're all paying attention to the wrong Davos

People attend the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 19, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

CEOs leave Davos to game out 2024 geopolitical scenarios

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Dollar dominance is triggering intervention fears across markets

Illustration: Carolina Moscoso/Bloomberg

A pessimist's guide to global economic risks in 2024