World economy
China, Japan move towards closer ties amid territorial dispute
07 Nov 2014
China and Japan today agreed to work on improving ties and putting a row over the disputed South China Sea areas on the back burner
Israel lauds India’s science prowess
07 Nov 2014
US trade deficit increases in September
05 Nov 2014
ECB assumes role of euro zone banking watchdog
04 Nov 2014
The European Central Bank will now directly oversee the euro zone’s 120 largest banks, which make up more than 80 per cent of total banking assets in the single currency area
Getting US patent becoming more difficult: study
01 Nov 2014
China factory activity slides to five month low
01 Nov 2014
Federal Reserve ends bond buying; says US economy recovering
30 Oct 2014
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday ended its monthly bond purchase programme — started in 2009 during the global financial crisis — amidst an uptick in US economic activity and improvement in the labour market
China to invest over £100 bn in UK infrastructure over the next decade
28 Oct 2014
China is set to invest over £100 billion in the UK's infrastructure over the next decade, setting off a new wave of joint ventures with UK firms
Brazil markets fall as President Rousseff wins another term
27 Oct 2014
In one of the tightest voting, Rousseff polled 51.6 per cent of votes in a runoff against Neves, who won 48.4 per cent votes
Five million Britons now in low-paid jobs
27 Oct 2014
Goldman Sachs sees oil prices tumbling in 2015
27 Oct 2014
Rising output will outstrip demand as forecasters generally pare estimates for oil due to slowing global growth, a strengthening dollar and ample supplies