Editorials Aug 14, 2017
A troubling 10 years after the global financial crisis
There is little to celebrate a decade after the global financial crisis.
Commentary / World Jul 16, 2017
The dilemma facing the Group of 20
by Venkatachalam Anbumozhi
As the G-20 enters its ninth year, it should assess what has worked, what has not, and why.
Editorials Apr 28, 2017
Searching for consensus in global economic governance
It's no longer business as usual for the global economic order.
Business Jan 23, 2017
Davos conferees look to embrace windfalls from populist political shift, for now
Populism isn't necessarily bad for the global economy. It might even be boosting it — at least for now. That's one conclusion that could be drawn after a discussion Friday on the last day of the World Economic Forum, attended by policymakers including International Monetary ...
Commentary / World Jan 17, 2017
Is Davos man ready for a Xi change?
by William Pesek
China's president is the star attraction, but selling the Beijing consensus to the Davos elite won't be easy.
Business / Economy Jan 11, 2017
World Bank says Trump tax cuts could boost growth but trade barriers could have opposite effect
President-elect Donald Trump's tax cuts and spending plans could deliver a shot in the arm to the U.S. economy, lifting growth around the world, although uncertainty about his trade policies adds to the risks, according to the World Bank. The Trump administration could squander the ...
Commentary / World Dec 18, 2016
Welcome to the age of hyper-uncertainty
by Barry Eichengreen
The year 2017 will mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of John Kenneth Galbraith's "The Age of Uncertainty." But if Galbraith were writing the same book in 2017, he probably would call the 1970s the Age of Assurance.
Business / Economy Nov 29, 2016
Export gains to help Japan reach 1% GDP growth in 2017, says OECD
Japan's economy will grow 1 percent next year before slowing to a 0.8 percent expansion in 2018, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said in its latest global economic outlook. A rebound in international trade will help drive Japan's export growth higher over the ...
Commentary / World Nov 22, 2016
Cooperation key to realizing an Asian century
by Lee Jong-Wha
If Asian countries can develop a shared vision for an economic community and a political association, this century could be theirs.
Commentary / World Oct 12, 2016
Secular stagnation or self-inflicted malaise?
by Hans-werner Sinn
The only way out of the malaise plaguing numerous economies is a hefty dose of creative destruction.
Business | ANALYSIS Sep 20, 2016
With no growth locomotive, world economy struggles to gain speed
by Rich Miller
Here's what's wrong with the world economy: No nation has the will or the way to be the locomotive for global growth. The Federal Reserve looks set to hold off from raising interest rates again this week partly because of concerns that such a move ...
Business | FOCUS Sep 6, 2016
G-20 leaders face challenges in achieving promised growth
by Mie Sakamoto
Leaders of the Group of 20 economies stressed their commitment to achieving "strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth," even as they face mounting structural and other challenges standing in the way of reaching their goals. Chinese President Xi Jinping, the chair of this year's meeting, ...