Page 13 - World Economy

Lim Chow Kiat, one of the world's top investors, rings the alarm, again

Lim Chow Kiat, CEO of Singapore's GIC Pte, says markets are becoming increasingly dire and investors face an uncertain future.

Can banks survive negative rates, instability in global financial system?

The spread of unconventional monetary policies threatens to set off dangerous and unpredictable feedback loops

From rate-cut bonanza to trade dominoes: What's going on in world economy

Here's a weekly wrap of what's going on in the world economy

The eternally optimistic IMF

The IMF is unwilling to counter the recent upbeat sentiment. But with conditions set to worsen, complacency is likely to have a high cost

IMF predicts 'delicate year' for world economy, warns India about inflation

Rising oil prices and relatively higher trade costs would hamper oil importing emerging markets

World economy risks returning to sync, but this time on the downside

The shift is being led by China, where the economy's weakest performance since 2009 is set to worsen unless a peace can be struck in the trade war with the US

Prosperity that is not shared will not survive

We do not have to look far to see the degeneration that can diminish hope, destroy promise: Afghanistan is next door

Are superstar firms and Amazon effects reshaping the economy?

The biggest firms may be influencing inflation and wage growth, possibly at the expense of central bankers' power to do so

As big firms get bigger, rate cuts doing less to boost biz spending: Report

But it could shape how the Fed and others approach the next recession

World economy's most important week of the year? Here's what to watch for

That's what Bank of America Corp. strategists asked clients in a report ahead of five days of presidential standoffs, trade tensions and central bank meetings

Ignore slowdown; global economy is actually speeding up: Here's how

For the optimists, there are signs of a rebound all over the world. The US is showing more momentum on the back of a revived consumer, and China is enjoying surprisingly robust manufacturing growth

How Iran oil, currency ripples and election shocks rocked the world economy

Emerging markets face the biggest test and that's the central theme in our weekly wrap-up of what's going on in the world economy.

Giddy markets and grim politics

Even though politics is not, at least for now, impeding global growth, long-run costs of political upheaval could be far more serious

Statsguru: World economy experiencing recovery with investment activity

Falling production costs and efficiency gains have lowered the break-even price for the shale oil industry

Is the world economy staging a comeback?

While there are enough reasons to feel better now, let's wait before popping the champagne cork

All well for world economy at mid-year? Up to a point

Policymakers and economists seem to believe that the world is enjoying a broad expansion

China in the world economy

Was the forecast about triumph of western democracy as ideal form of political economy premature?

World economy improving, but be wary of 'black swans'

Black swan refers to an event that is normally not expected and is very difficult to predict

World's economic model deeply flawed: Study

Report said 60 sustainable market hotspots in just 4 key economic areas could create at least $12 tn

China's contribution to world economy to be 30%

China's economic transition and growth were increasingly influencing the world economy