Writer Nat Dyer on how David Ricardo's abstract models pushed economics into fantasy — and we all paid the price ...

The forecast for 2025 is broadly unchanged from that in the October 2024 World Economic Outlook (WEO), primarily on account of an upward revision in the United States offsetting downward revisions in ...

Central bankers agree that climate change poses a threat to the financial system. An insurance crisis is exactly the kind of ...

This is despite two-thirds of parents saying phone expenses are a financial concern ... “That safety and that peace of mind is always a need as a parent.” Parents are making sacrifices ...

The Kremlin is grappling with a growing economic crisis that has seen interest rates climb to a record high of 21%. The Central Bank was forced to hike rates late last year, as inflation ...

Analysts say they see signs of malaise in China’s domestic economy, but those problems were offset mainly by robust exports and a $1 trillion trade surplus. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from ...

Yet progress ebbed after the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09. Global economic integration faltered: as a share of GDP, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into developing economies are at about ...

The country could face a shortage of liquid reserves, leading to an economic crisis. The government would need to find alternative solutions, possibly tightening fiscal policies or seeking financial ...

The UK economy returned to growth for the first time in three months, but the expansion was less than expected. The 0.1% uptick in November was driven by trade for pubs, restaurants and the ...

The newly released World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2025, sheds light on the deceleration of the global economy. This is impacting labour markets and stalling progress on recovery from ...

Fears are growing that the economy will struggle to get back on its feet this year, due in part to the political crisis at home. Following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition ...