Global economy

Global economy

Sketch: TBS

The current economic outlook from a global perspective

The global economic forecast for the foreseeable future seems rather bleak. What can we do to soften the blow of this economic downturn?

Shoppers in Sydney, Australia.Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

Following the Fed goes out of fashion in 'messier' world economy

FILE PHOTO - An investor stands in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song

Asia joins Wall St plunge as Powell wrecks Fed pivot hopes

A Wall Street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, New York, U.S., October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Buoyant Wall Street boosts world, European stocks; oil drops

People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, are reflected on an electronic board displaying Japan's stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Asian markets rally with Wall St on rate hope, healthy earnings

Diesel's gloomy message for the global economy: Kemp

Diesel's gloomy message for the global economy: Kemp

Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell. Federal reserve officials this week gave their clearest signal that they’re willing to tolerate a recession as the necessary trade-off for regaining control on inflation. Photo: Bloomberg

The challenge of global disinflation

Illustration: TBS

Five ideas that will reshape capitalism’s next century

Policymakers need steady hand as storm clouds gather over global economy

Policymakers need steady hand as storm clouds gather over global economy

Timothy Rooks. Sketch: TBS

Economic limitarianism: When a billion dollars is way too much

A worker does surface preparation of molds at Mitchell Aerospace, a manufacturer of light alloy sand castings for the aerospace industry, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada September 9, 2022. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo

Asia's factory activity weakens on global slowdown, cost pressures

An American flag is reflected in the window of a building near the New York Stock Exchange.Photographer: John Taggart/Bloomberg

World economy roiled by simultaneous shocks echoing 2007 anxiety

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks at the opening ceremony of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 12, 2022. Martial Trezzini/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

WTO can reach deals on 'difficult' topics by early 2024 - WTO chief