The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday pledged to keep its stimulus policy in place, as a mixed bag of economic data released recently have fueled fears of a slowdown in tentative growth.
China's top leaders on Thursday pointed out difficulties and challenges facing the country, saying macro policies should be stabilized and control over micro segments loosened with better social security measures.
Changes in world order since the turn of the century -- including greater political stability in Africa and a bumper crop of commodities -- if handled right, provide an opportunity for Africa to become "a global economic power," said a UN report released on Tuesday.
Australia's New South Wales is the state with the best chance of a strong economic recovery in 2013, according to CommSec's State of the States report released on Monday.
China's economic growth in the first quarter of the year is at a reasonable level and the country will maintain its macro-economic policies, the central bank said Sunday in a statement.
The Chinese government has listed boosting domestic consumption and maintaining proper investment scale as an important economic task in the coming period.
The growth in world travel and tourism was robust in 2012 despite many economic challenges, a report released by the Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said here Tuesday.
The Boao Forum for Asia is one of Asia's biggest annual economic meetings, attracting heads of states, and hundreds of business leaders.
President Xi Jinping said Monday that the country will sustain "relatively high" economic growth but refrain from only seeking speed in growth.
Top lawmakers from the Group of 20 (G20) members called for a bigger role for legislature in promoting economic recovery as they concluded a two-day forum here Friday.
Perhaps Jim O'Neil, an economist with Goldman Sachs, would have never imagined that the word "BRICs" he coined in a 2001 research paper could have in reality helped assemble the power of the world's five emerging market economies.
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it will keep the short-term interest rate near zero and continue its controversial assets purchase program to bolster economic growth and job creation until the economic outlook improves substantially.
China's new President, Xi Jinping, met visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary, Jacob Lew, on Tuesday in Beijing.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the proposed transatlantic free trade talks Thursday, pledging to strengthen economic ties with the European Union (EU).
U.S. President on Tuesday urged Congress to delay massive government spending cuts in the near term to boost economic growth despite the spiking government debt, adding twists to the government's debt reduction efforts.
Australian companies are leading the latest bull-rush into China, with leading economists supporting a survey of Australian business leaders here overwhelmingly in favor of expanding commercial ties into China and China's booming western region - for 2013.
At a Thursday news conference on the outlook of global economy in 2013, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief struck a cautiously optimistic tone on global economic recovery, but warned against any complacency in efforts to spur economic growth.
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