tag global economy

IMF Spots Trouble Ahead for the Global Economy After 2020

EghtesadOnline: The International Monetary Fund predicted the world economy’s strongest upswing since 2011 will continue for the next two years, but warned the seeds of its demise may have already been planted.
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Publish Date:17/April/2018 | 14:24

World Inequality Grows Amid Glut of New Billionaires, Oxfam Says

EghtesadOnline: The global economy created a record number of billionaires last year, exacerbating inequality amid a weakening of workers’ rights and a corporate push to maximize shareholder returns, charity organization Oxfam International said in a new report.
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Publish Date:22/January/2018 | 13:24

The Global Economy Is Doing Just Fine, But the Davos Elite Is Worried

EghtesadOnline: If things seem too good to be true in the global economy , they probably are. That’s according to some of the investors, Nobel laureates and academics attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which kicks off on Monday.
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Publish Date:22/January/2018 | 13:18

What Global Finance Chiefs Are Saying About the Economy

EghtesadOnline: Don’t celebrate too soon. That was the key message as policy makers and investors left Washington on Sunday after attending the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
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Publish Date:16/October/2017 | 10:58

Yellen, Draghi Head to Jackson Hole Amid Inflation Unease

EghtesadOnline: As the world’s top central bankers gather in Wyoming this week, their relief about a stronger global economy will be tempered by a growing unease that inflation remains inexplicably low.
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Publish Date:21/August/2017 | 05:42

Global Economy Looks to Asia

EghtesadOnline: Japan, China and the rest of East Asia enjoyed rapid development and rising living standards by opening up their economies and becoming integral parts of the global trade and economic system. The openness was underpinned by international commitments, like signing up to the WTO and joining regional agreements that were supported by and reinforced that global system.
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Publish Date:16/January/2017 | 05:01

Bond Market Selloff Resumes After Chinese Data; Gasoline Soars

EghtesadOnline: A worldwide slump in government bonds resumed after an unexpected pickup in Chinese manufacturing fueled optimism about the global economy . Futures on the S&P 500 Index advanced, copper reached a one-month high, gold rallied and the dollar weakened.
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Publish Date:01/November/2016 | 13:12

Debts, Lack of Investments Point to Global Economic Slump

EghtesadOnline: The debts of the world capitalist economy and low profitability since 2009 have produced a long depression—where global growth remains below pre-crisis levels and growth in world trade has stalled.
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Publish Date:31/October/2016 | 06:49

Peru's central bank chief says Trump gives him 'goose bumps'

EghtesadOnline: The head of Peru's central bank said on Wednesday he gets the goose bumps when he thinks about what would happen to the global economy if U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wins the November election.
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Publish Date:08/September/2016 | 06:28

Political Hotspots May Bubble Up on G-20 Sidelines in China

EghtesadOnline: This weekend the leaders of 20 of the world’s major economies gather in China to talk about issues ranging from the global economy to the threat of terrorism. As usual, it’s the sideline tensions that may capture attention.
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Publish Date:31/August/2016 | 09:18

IMF's Lagarde Expects US, China Reach Trade Deal

EghtesadOnline: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Monday she expects the United States and China to reach a deal to end their trade dispute, which has unnerved financial markets and cast a shadow over the global economy .
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Publish Date:01/May/2019 | 13:01

Investor Optimism Lifts Stock Market

EghtesadOnline: Iran's main stock index rose to its highest level in five months on Monday, led by the material sector, as investor sentiment was lifted by robustness of the global economy and high foreign exchange rates in Iran.
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Publish Date:19/March/2019 | 24:14

Brent, WTI Prices Fall by Over 1%

EghtesadOnline: Oil prices dropped by more than one % on Friday as clouds gathered over the global economy after the European Central Bank (ECB) warned of continued weakness and fresh data showed Chinese exports and imports slumped last month.
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Publish Date:09/March/2019 | 15:05

U.S.-China trade talks conclude as hopes of a deal build

EghtesadOnline: Chinese and U.S. teams ended trade talks in Beijing on Wednesday that lasted longer than expected and officials said details will be released soon, raising hopes an all-out trade war that could badly disrupt the global economy can be avoided.
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Publish Date:09/January/2019 | 13:34

EU criticizes Trump's economic policy: report

EghtesadOnline: The European Union’s economic and financial committee has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic policy and is worried that his efforts to boost protectionism pose a threat to the global economy , a German magazine reported on Saturday.
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Publish Date:10/September/2017 | 07:02

Getting to the core of global inflation

EghtesadOnline: Stock markets have spent the year rising on bets of a resurgence in inflation, while central bankers trying to manage the global economy have spent the same time repeatedly reassuring everyone it's just around the corner.
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Publish Date:19/August/2017 | 09:09