Japan's economyThe EconomistFurther easing by the central bank is likely to follow the tax rise, but the expected economic dip will also heap more pressure on Mr Abe to press…
Washington Post (blog) Jobs Report: US Economy Added 192000 Jobs In March, Unemployment …ForbesIn recent months economists have largely agreed that severe winter weather has pulling down economic growth, including…
Telegraph.co.uk China Unveils Mini Stimulus as Economy SputtersABC NewsChina's leaders have unveiled a mini-stimulus aimed at shoring up sputtering growth in the world's No. 2 economy. Under the measures announced…
ABC News (blog) New Signs of Spring Growth for US EconomyABC News (blog)More Americans are finding work. The ADP payroll survey says 191,000 jobs were added by employers last month.…
Factory Activity Picks Up as Economy Recovers From Severe WinterNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Factory activity rose in March, data released on Tuesday showed, with production posting its biggest increase since…
Creeping toward normalityThe Economist (blog)ACQUAINTANCES of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner say obstinacy is her biggest flaw. Since the start of the year Argentina's precarious economic situation has forced Ms…
A permanent economic slowdown?Washington PostYou might compare the U.S. economy to someone who's recovering from a serious illness. At first, everyone hopes the patient will return to normal. Then it's…
Employers in US Boost Hiring While China Cools: Global EconomyBloombergThe Labor Department's report caps a week of global economic data that include Japanese business sentiment and euro-area inflation. Central bankers…
Bloomberg The economyThe EconomistSOME economic journalists are like stormbirds: they come alive when financial clouds gather and the thunder rolls. Your correspondent's career has been different. He has migrated away…
US economy shows some muscle, housing still weakReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy grew a bit faster than previously estimated in the fourth quarter and new claims for jobless aid…