China central bank adviser calls for greater stimulus, inflation goal
China should ramp up its fiscal stimulus to spur economic growth and set a firm inflation target to prevent the…
Fed’s Barkin tells PBS program he won’t prejudge what to do at next meeting
Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said he is not ready to change his monetary policy outlook after the release…
China looks to the little guy for spending boost
According to Mao Zedong, the Chinese Communist Party’s real strength comes from the masses. The People’s Republic is now turning…
BoE rate cut adds to sense of turnaround in sluggish UK economy
The Bank of England’s first interest rate cut in more than four years will help to foster a cautious sense…
Buyout barons enter their spray-and-pray era
Right now, private equity is a game of spending money as much as making it. Quarterly earnings this week showed…
Four reasons to take a breath after the U.S. jobs report
The disappointing U.S. employment report for July unleashed a “Freakout Friday” moment in financial markets and triggered a wholesale resetting…
China’s stuttering recovery darkens global corporate growth outlook
Global burger chains to car manufacturers are increasingly feeling the pinch from a faltering recovery in the world’s No. 2…
Global economy’s growing resilience at odds with rate cut expectations
Optimism about global growth prospects this year and next is building among hundreds of economists polled by Reuters, with risks…
Urea in ‘tight supply’ on cuts in China exports, gas from Egypt: Fertiglobe
The urea market is facing a “tight supply” as China’s exports in the first half dropped to a record low…
Australia’s coal export market: Shifting trade dynamics with Asia
More than 80% of Australian coal exports are shipped to Japan, China, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. Australia has…