GERMAN ECONOMY TO GROW MUCH STRONGER THAN EXPECTED IN 2017

Europe's biggest economy is in the middle of a consumer-led upturn, helped by record-high employment, moderate inflation and ultra-low borrowing costs... READ MORE›

TRUMP HAILS GREECE'S ECONOMIC REVIVAL AT WHITE HOUSE MEETING WITH ONCE-CRITICAL ATHENS LEADER

President Donald Trump reaffirmed the United States' commitment to Greece's economic recovery at the White House on Tuesday, a meeting that allowed the cou... READ MORE›

TRUMP HERALDS $2.4BN SALE OF F16 FIGHTER JETS TO DEBT-LADEN GREECE

President says potential deal will generate thousands of US jobs as he praises Greece's economic recovery during visit by Alexis Tsipras to White House... READ MORE›

TRUMP HERALDS $2.4BN SALE OF F16 FIGHTER JETS TO DEBT-LADEN GREECE

President says potential deal will generate thousands of US jobs as he praises Greece's economic recovery during visit by Alexis Tsipras to White House... READ MORE›

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THIS IS WHY AUSTRALIA HASN'T HAD A RECESSION IN OVER 25 YEARS

As for Australia's recession risk, slumps have traditionally come from the RBA slamming on the brakes to try to rein in inflation... READ MORE›

NHS TRUSTS' OVERSPEND IS ?3BN HIGHER THAN REPORTED, STUDY CLAIMS

Nuffield Trust says official ?791m figure does not accurately reflect the scale of financial challenge facing NHS in England... READ MORE›

EUROPE WILL FIND WAY TO KEEP BRITAIN IN EU SAYS GERMAN MINISTER

"The size of the economy's decline was a big shock to Abe and the Liberal Democratic Party," said Katsuyuki Yakushiji, a professor of politics at Toyo University in Tokyo... READ MORE›

TEN GOOD PIECES OF ECONOMIC DATA FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD

It's been a big week for bullish economic data across the globe, from South Korean exports to European manufacturing figures... READ MORE›

UNEMPLOYMENT CAUSES 45,000 SUICIDES A YEAR WORLDWIDE, FINDS STUDY

Unemployment was linked with 41,148 suicides in 2007 and 46,131 in 2009, suggesting that 4,983 excess suicides were associated with the economic crisis in 2008... READ MORE›

'ALBERTA LOST ITS FOCUS,' B.C. GOVERNMENT SAYS IN THRONE SPEECH SLAM

B.C. throne speech cites Alberta as example of how not to run a province... READ MORE›

THE RIGHT (AND WRONG) WAY TO QUIT YOUR JOB

You spend more time at your job than anywhere else... READ MORE›

DENMARK NAMED HAPPIEST NATION; JAPAN FROWNS AT 53RD

A string of Middle Eastern kingdoms -- Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain -- out-ranked Japan, and Italy at No... READ MORE›

DR PATRICK BARTHOLOMEW BERTIE AHERN I PRESUME?

But Mr Lenihan also ruled out any suggestion of a fiscal stimulus in order to offset the crisis, saying the public finances were out of control ... READ MORE›

AVERAGE SCOTTISH HOUSE PRICE 'HITS RECORD HIGH'

Although a minority, average prices have fallen in seven local authorities of Scotland during the past year... READ MORE›

AWAY FROM SPOTLIGHT US MANUFACTURERS BATTLE BACK FROM CHINA SHOCK

The four-county Hickory metro area of 350,000 has added more than 2,800 manufacturing jobs since 2010, and furniture manufacturers nationally have added 30,000 jobs over the past five years... READ MORE›

BRAZIL'S DILMA ROUSSEFF VOWS TO KEEP FIGHTING DESPITE IMPEACHMENT DEFEAT

Brazil's embattled president Dilma Rousseff has said that she will fight to maintain power despite a devastating impeachment defeat in the lower house... READ MORE›

WALL STREET BRACES FOR GRIM THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS SEASON

NEW YORK Wall Street is bracing for a grim earnings season with little improvement expected anytime soon... READ MORE›

U.S. JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE, BUT LABOR MARKET STILL FIRMING

Companies are not laying off workers for weak demand recession conditions, said Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at MUFG Union Bank in New York... READ MORE›

ALBERTANS WANT GOVERNMENT TO 'LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS,' PREMIER SAYS IN TV ADDRESS

Premier Rachel Notley used a televised address Thursday to downplay expectations for big spending hikes amid the economic downturn... READ MORE›

IN A TIME OF AUSTERITY, DO THE UK'S CHILDREN HAVE TO SUFFER?

Posted 31 10 2014 17 50 GMT Updated 31 10 2014 17 59 GMT Comment In 2010, in the midst of the financial crisis, a legal commitment to eliminate child poverty by 2020 was made... READ MORE›

SIX CHARTS THAT EXPLAIN WHY U.S. COMPANIES FEEL UNWELCOME IN CHINA

Here are six charts that explain the overall environment and some of the challenges foreign companies face in China... READ MORE›

BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT FACES IMPEACHMENT VOTE

Post to Facebook Brazil's president faces impeachment vote She is accused of breaking fiscal laws by shifting around government funds to plug budget holes... READ MORE›

LARRY SUMMERS WE MIGHT BE FACING A WORLD OF HIGH VOLATILITY RISK TAKING EXCESSIVE LEVERAGE AND FREQUENT ACCIDENTS

Third, Rachel and Smith use their analysis of the determinants of neutral real rates to predict their future evolution... READ MORE›

SHINZO ABE'S PARTY SET FOR WIN DESPITE ECONOMIC CHALLENGE

After 15 years in a deflationary spiral, Japanese people are not used to prices going up... READ MORE›

BRAZIL'S INTERIM PRESIDENT WANTS TO 'PACIFY' AND 'UNIFY' COUNTRY

Fresh into the job, Brazil's interim president says his priority is to pacify and unify the country... READ MORE›

JAPAN SLIPS INTO SURPRISE RECESSION, PAVES WAY FOR TAX DELAY, SNAP POLL

Recessions are typically defined as two or more consecutive quarters of economic contraction... READ MORE›

Communities are continuing to struggle with the double blow of ongoing economic sluggishness and public sector cuts, particularly in areas where traditional industries disappeared... READ MORE›

PIRATE PARTY EYES PARLIAMENT AFTER ICELAND PM SIGMUNDUR GUNNLAUGSSON RESIGNS OVER PROTESTS

A Gallup poll released last week before news of the Panama Papers broke put support for the Pirate Party at 36.1 percent, up from 5.1 percent in 2013... READ MORE›

10 ISSUES THAT ARE MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE NEXT GOVERNMENT THAN IRISH WATER

7 Crime remains a big problem with gangs in Dublin, major centres and rural communities are fretful... READ MORE›

UKRAINE REACHES PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT WITH IMF ON FRESH AID

The International Monetary Fund said Saturday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Ukraine that could see the war-scarred and cashed-starved nation... READ MORE›

SHINZO ABE'S PARTY SET FOR WIN DESPITE ECONOMIC CHALLENGE

Shinzo Abe's smile is on display as a woman in Tokyo walks past election posters for Japan's snap election... READ MORE›

BOARD BOWS IN APOLOGY OVER 12C PRICE RISE

In Japan's slow economy, board bows in apology over 12c price rise... READ MORE›

WHO IS BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT MICHEL TEMER?

Does his government reflect Brazil's diversity as had Rousseff's? Apparently not... READ MORE›

BRAZIL'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2014

With inflation falling steadily, the Selic has already been slashed from 14.25 percent in October to 11.25 percent last month... READ MORE›