World economy

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Bloomberg Special

Will slow-and-steady Europe win recovery race?

Growth seems more consistently positive than the US and the UK But will it survive a potential American taper tantrum?

A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, US, July 19, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

Stocks take a breather as tapering debate continues

A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a screen displaying a graph showing recent Nikkei share average outside a brokerage, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Global Economy

Asian shares shrug off Delta woes to hit 1-week highs

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Asian shares rose Monday on relief the US presidential election results were finally decided, with Joe Biden the president-elect. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu
Global Economy

Asian shares near 1-wk highs but Delta woes mount

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Analysis

How the pandemic widened global current account balances

A shopkeeper opens his store at a market area after authorities eased lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow down the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in New Delhi, India, June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Global Economy

Resilient factories battling with delays, rising costs

A woman holding an umbrella rides a shared bicycle past an image of the Chinese flag after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Global Economy

China's highest producer inflation in over 12 years highlights global price pressures

FILE PHOTO: The skyline with its banking district and the European Central Bank (ECB) are seen, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in Frankfurt, Germany, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Bloomberg Special

Central banks face new balancing act with their huge asset piles

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Bloomberg Special

China steps up efforts to join trade pact created to exclude it

A woman holding an umbrella rides a shared bicycle past an image of the Chinese flag after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Bloomberg Special

If China shrinks, it's the world's problem

Asian shares wobble ahead of Fed outcome and earnings
Global Economy

Asian shares wobble ahead of Fed outcome and earnings

The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017/ Reuters
Global Economy

World stocks at record high, oil up on strong China, US data

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Analysis

World economy risks ‘dangerously diverging’ even as growth booms