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IMF urges action as risks to the world economy rise
March 9th, 2016
Collective action is needed to boost the global economy, with volatile financial markets and low commodity prices creating fresh concerns about its health, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday. In a ...
Mark Carney: EU exit is ‘biggest domestic risk’
March 9th, 2016
The possibility of Britain leaving the EU is the “biggest domestic risk to financial stability”, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said. He told the Treasury Committee that an exit vote could create economic uncertainty, although he added ...
Asia trades lower, with Shanghai off 2.9%, Nikkei lower by 1.3%
March 9th, 2016
Most Asian markets stumbled Wednesday, with China shares dropping sharply, as analysts pointed to renewed concerns about the mainland’s economy following lower-than-expected trade data for February. The Shanghai composite dropped 2.9 percent, while the Shenzhen composite fell 2.22 percent. Elsewhere, the Japanese benchmark Nikkei ...
Asia markets lower, ASX down 0.7%, Shanghai down 1.7%
March 8th, 2016
Markets in Asia lost ground Tuesday, stepping back from their recent rally as traders digested the weak China trade data. Angus Nicholson, a market analyst at IG, told CNBC a lot of the recent rally in stocks has been ...
Asian shares hit two-month high after solid U.S. job growth
March 7th, 2016
Asian shares hit two-month highs on Monday, extending sharp gains from last week, following upbeat U.S. jobs data, a rebound in oil and commodity prices and a flurry of reassurances from Chinese leaders that the economy would remain on ...
Businesses struggled from Asia to Europe in February
March 3rd, 2016
Global business growth slowed last month as services from Asia to Europe reported waning demand and little or no inflationary pressure, suggesting more central bank stimulus may be needed, surveys showed. Euro zone businesses had their worst month in ...
Economy puts aside post-mining boom blues
March 2nd, 2016
Australia finally appears to be getting over the end of the mining boom as new figures showed the economy growing at its fastest pace in nearly two years. The latest national accounts showed the economy expanding at a healthy ...
Swiss Economy Returns to Growth as Franc Shock Overcome
March 2nd, 2016
Fourth-quarter GDP rose 0.4% vs estimate for 0.1% increase SNB expects growth to accelerate in 2016 versus last year The Swiss economy returned to growth at the end of last year as it fought off the impact of a ...
Stocks Limp to End Weak February
March 1st, 2016
Investors remain cautious, as officials guide China’s currency to weakest level in three weeks February’s rally faded Monday, as the Dow industrials hung on to post a small gain for the month while the S&P 500 slipped into negative ...
Russia ranks 5th for number of cryptocurrency users
February 29th, 2016
The four countries ahead of Russia are the United States, where 1.2 mln people uses Bitcoin, followed by China — 355,000 people, the third place is occupied by Germany — 250,000 users Russia ranked 5th in the world for ...