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Coronavirus epidemic poses a bigger risk to economy: ECB's Philip Lane

"More widespread contagion and a longer interruption in normal economic activity constitute additional downside risks to near-term projections," Lane told an audience in London.

Markets catch coronavirus flu: World indices slip into the red, gold rises

The Indian indices fell over 1% as earnings disappointment, coupled with the virus scare, hit sentiment

Economic 'Doom Loops' get harder to avoid

The ability to maintain this inherently unstable equilibrium remains the key to the prospects of advanced economies

World economy gets new lease of life on US-China trade deal, Brexit outlook

Morgan Stanley economists expect the global economy to recover some momentum in 2020

Is more debt the way out for a world economy that already owes $250-trn?

Fiscal hawks argue such proposals will merely sow the seeds for more trouble. But the needle seems to be shifting on how much debt an economy can safely carry

Global goods growth in Q4 to remain below trend over rising tariffs: WTO

Its latest quarterly barometer showed growth in global merchandise trade rose by 0.2% in the second quarter of this year against 3.5% in same period of 2018

World economy needs intellectual revolution to get out of low-growth trap

Modern policy makers operate in a world of radical uncertainty. They simply do not know what might happen next - and under these conditions, economic models need to be seen in a new light

The clouds over 2020

The last few months have brought us an avalanche of downgraded forecasts from all international and private sector financial institutions and think tanks

World economy chiefs mull fiscal stimulus to revive global growth

A synchronized slowdown across almost 90 per cent of the world economy dominated talks at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's annual meetings in Washington

Lim Chow Kiat, one of the world's top investors, rings the alarm, again

Lim Chow Kiat, CEO of Singapore's GIC Pte, says markets are becoming increasingly dire and investors face an uncertain future.

Can banks survive negative rates, instability in global financial system?

The spread of unconventional monetary policies threatens to set off dangerous and unpredictable feedback loops

From rate-cut bonanza to trade dominoes: What's going on in world economy

Here's a weekly wrap of what's going on in the world economy

The eternally optimistic IMF

The IMF is unwilling to counter the recent upbeat sentiment. But with conditions set to worsen, complacency is likely to have a high cost

IMF predicts 'delicate year' for world economy, warns India about inflation

Rising oil prices and relatively higher trade costs would hamper oil importing emerging markets

World economy risks returning to sync, but this time on the downside

The shift is being led by China, where the economy's weakest performance since 2009 is set to worsen unless a peace can be struck in the trade war with the US

Prosperity that is not shared will not survive

We do not have to look far to see the degeneration that can diminish hope, destroy promise: Afghanistan is next door

Are superstar firms and Amazon effects reshaping the economy?

The biggest firms may be influencing inflation and wage growth, possibly at the expense of central bankers' power to do so

As big firms get bigger, rate cuts doing less to boost biz spending: Report

But it could shape how the Fed and others approach the next recession

World economy's most important week of the year? Here's what to watch for

That's what Bank of America Corp. strategists asked clients in a report ahead of five days of presidential standoffs, trade tensions and central bank meetings

Ignore slowdown; global economy is actually speeding up: Here's how

For the optimists, there are signs of a rebound all over the world. The US is showing more momentum on the back of a revived consumer, and China is enjoying surprisingly robust manufacturing growth