Global economy

Global economy

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Who Should Help Ukraine? Not the IMF

The Fund's $15.6 billion bailout contravenes 80 years of tradition and reinforces perceptions of bias that have angered developing nations

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Fuel that powers the global economy is flashing recession signs

A worker walks past oil pipes at a refinery in Wuhan, Hubei province March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer//File Photo

Oil edges higher as tighter supply looms, growth concerns weigh

Policymakers are concerned that increased profit margins may have a big role to play in inflation. Photo: Reuters

How company profits are keeping prices high

Customers at a restaurant in the Xintiandi shopping area in Shanghai, March 25.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Charting the global economy: Recovery in China gathers pace

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Can governments still steer the economy?

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Central banks must enhance transparency to build trust

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Emerging market investors turn increasingly bullish for Q2 -HSBC survey

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US: 11 banks pour $30 billion to save First Republic Bank

Consumers in a Brussels retail district. Razor focus on the 2% inflation target tends to make economic outlook riskier than they are. Photo: Reuters/Bloomberg

Breaking the shackles of inflation targets

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Will geopolitics or technology reshape the global monetary order?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Photo: Reuters

Frontier countries to suffer most if Fed rate gets to 6%

Illustration: Collected

'Survival of the richest': Where is the world going?