Several indicators point to a loss of momentum for the global economy
The rise of megacities as centres of strong job creation is one of the defining characteristics of the twenty-first-century global economy
Agri, metals, oil down, gold jump sharply reacting to global economic and geo political uncertainties
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Since the global financial crisis, there have been serious doubts about the theory that the economy functions best with invisible hand and it should not be jeopardised through government intervention
More monetary accommodation can lead to higher risks
The general government debt of AEs as a group has surpassed 100 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), whereas the fiscal space is also constrained in many of these countries
Both the American president and the new British prime minister are leading deeply divided, polarised countries, uncertain about their future and agitated by strong populist currents
The dismal figures were the latest signs that trade tensions between Washington and Beijing are having a major impact on export-reliant economies across the world.
Economists say a full-scale global trade war could push annual global economic expansion down to about 2% a year from now
The fall in India's m-cap is much higher than bigger peers such as the UK, France, Germany and Canada
The Bloomberg Misery Index relies on the age-old concept that low inflation and unemployment generally illustrate how good an economy's residents should feel
Global finance leaders gathered from the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank agree that the global economy has lost momentum this year
IMF chief Christine Lagarde said the world economy was vulnerable to shocks from Brexit, high debt levels and trade tensions
Yields on Germany's 10-year government bond turned negative for the first time since October 2016
Indian shares, which were the best in Asia in 2018, have lost more than $100 billion in value this year
Christine Lagarde cites what she called 'four clouds' as the main factors undermining the global economy and warned that a "storm" might strike.
China's factory activity shrank by the most in almost three years in January
The biggest economic risks will emerge in those areas where investors think recent patterns are unlikely to change
Countries like China and India are affecting the global economy much more today and the global organisations need to take that into account, Merkel said