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IMF ups China 2018 economic growth forecast

TheInternationalMonetaryFundraiseditsforecastforChina'seconomicgrowthin2018,amidanupbeatoutlookfortheglobalrecovery.TheIMFexpectsChina'sGDPgrowthtostandat6.6per

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IMF raises global growth forecast due to increased growth momentum

TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)raiseditsglobalgrowthforecastfor2018and2019onMondayby0.2percentagepointto3.9percent,duetoincreasedglobalgrowthmomentumandtheexp

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IMF raises global growth forecast due to broad-based recovery

TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)onTuesdayraiseditsglobalgrowthforecastfor2017and2018duetoabroad-basedrecoveryinEurope,China,JapanandtheUnitedStates.Initslatest

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Ken Thompson: why forecasts of rain are most likely to be wrong

We’reallobsessedbytheweather,andgardenersmorethanmost.Halfthetimewearehopingitwillrainsowedon’thavetowaterthevegplot,theotherhalfwearehopingtherainwillstopsowec

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Moody's: China's 2017 GDP forecast revised up to 6.8%

US-basedratingsagencyMoody’sreleaseditsglobaleconomicoutlookWednesdaywhichraisesChina'sGDPforecastto6.8%from6.6%.RaisingitsChinaforecast,theagencywarnedthatthec

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India's GDP growth seen picking up to 6.6 percent but GST fogs outlook

India’seconomicgrowthlikelyacceleratedto6.6percentinthequarterjustended,butanalystspolledbyReutersaresoundingincreasinglyworriedthatconfusionoveranewgoodsandser

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Line Corp first-half profit jumps 39 percent, boosted by asset transfer

Japan'sLineCorpposteda39percentjumpinfirst-halfprofit,boostedbyatransferofassets.Themessagingappoperator,whichhasstruggledtogrowafterahigh-profileIPOin2016,sawo

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IMF keeps global growth forecasts; China, eurozone revised higher

TheInternationalMonetaryFundonMondaykeptitsgrowthforecastsfortheworldeconomyunchangedforthisyearandnext,althoughitslightlyrevisedupgrowthexpectationsfortheeuroz

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Chicago agricultural commodities expected to trade higher next week on record heat

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) grains futures most likely to trade higher next week on record heat in Midwest U.S and not enough rain in central U.S. Plains, analysts said.

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Boeing lifts 20-year industry demand forecast to $6 trillion

Boeing revised up its rolling 20-year industry forecast for passenger and freight planes by 4 percent on Tuesday, though signs at the world's biggest air show suggest a cooling of demand at the moment after years of red-hot growth.

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Boeing lifts 20-year industry demand forecast to $6 trillion

Boeingrevisedupitsrolling20-yearindustryforecastforpassengerandfreightplanesby4percentonTuesday,thoughsignsattheworld'sbiggestairshowsuggestacoolingofdemandatth

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OECD announces global economic growth of 3.5% for 2017

The global economy is set to grow 3.5% this year before nudging up to 3.6% in 2018, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) forecast on Wednesday.

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OECD announces global economic growth of 3.5% for 2017

Theglobaleconomyissettogrow3.5%thisyearbeforenudgingupto3.6%in2018,theParis-basedOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(OECD)forecastonWednesday.OECDS

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World Bank raises 2016 oil price forecast on supply outages, robust demand

World Bank on Tuesday raised its forecast for crude oil prices in view of the supply disruptions and strong demand in the second quarter.

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S. Korea sets 2016 growth outlook at 3.1 percent

​South Korea's finance ministry on Wednesday set its 2016 growth outlook at 3.1 percent, lower than its earlier estimate of 3.3 percent.

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New Zealand gov't deficit better than expected: treasury

The New Zealand government deficit for the four months to the end of October came in below forecast, putting the full-year accounts on the road to a second successive surplus, according to financial statements from the Treasury Tuesday.