German economic growth slows, but still growing
German economic growth in the private sector slowed down in March, according to the Markit Flash Germany Composite Output Index, which came it at...
March Eurozone growth sustained but slower
March Eurozone growth continues the bloc’s strongest period of GDP expansion since the first half of 2011. While March’s PMI (Markit Purchasing Managers Index)...
French business growth registered in March
French business grew in March; private firms registered their fastest pace of expansion in 30 months, reversing predictions of further GDP shrinkage. A preliminary...
Income inequality could worsen globally
Global income inequality could get worse, as well as social divisions, says a new OECD report. The authors warn that the problems could become...
IMF reforms impossible without US support
IMF reforms are impossible without US support, Christina Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund said today in a speech delivered at Beijing's...
Russian sanctions hit shares
Russian sanctions have started to have a negative effect on the MICEX index, where Moscow’s stock exchange prices are tracked in rubles; it fell...
Hitachi rail systems moving to UK
Hitachi rail systems is moving to the UK from Japan, the Japanese electronics giant that made the first bullet train announced today. Its global...
2014 UK Budget favors savers and pensioners
The UK Budget unveiled by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, brings a welcome boost to pensioners and savers whose incomes have suffered...
Japanese trade deficit shrinks
The February Japanese trade deficit shrank to ¥800 billion ($7.9 billion), its lowest level since May 2013. While imports fell by 9% exports grew...
College expenses skyrocketing, US
College expenses are skyrocketing in the United States, and the burden of the rising costs is progressively being mounted on the shoulders of the...