World economy

Euro, Hong Kong dollar, US dollar, Japanese yen, pound and Chinese 100 yuan banknotes are seen in this picture illustration, January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/File Photo
Global Economy

Stocks, commodities pare losses but growth worries cloud outlook

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying graphs (top) of Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Asian stocks hit 2-year low on rate hike worries

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying Japan's Nikkei index and various countries' stock market index prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Asian shares firm as Fed tempers aggressive rate hike bets

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Analysis

The world’s economic outlook turns grim

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 markets enjoy respite from heavy selling pressure

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Global Economy

Gains in stocks capped by rise in real yields, Netflix disappoints

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying Russian Trading System (RTS) Index, Japan's Nikkei index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Stocks wobble as China lockdowns drag; yen wallows

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying graphs (top) of Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Asian stocks in defensive mood on China and rate worries

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Bloomberg Special

The great Chinese white elephant of Sri Lanka

Pedestrians wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, are reflected on an electronic board displaying various company’s stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Asia stocks wobble, dollar firm as markets wary before key US inflation data

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past an electronic board displaying graphs (top) of Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Asian shares slip on hawkish Fed, dollar stands tall

A view of a destroyed residential building in Borodianka, Ukraine, on April 5. ANASTASIA VLASOVA/GETTY IMAGES via Foreign Policy
Analysis

Historian Adam Tooze writes how Ukraine war has changed world economy

A man counts notes after receiving the new Sudanese currency at a central bank branch in Khartoum July 24, 2011. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

Russia-Ukraine fallout starts felling fragile 'frontier' economies