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/ 26 September 2011
After last week’s carnage, the MSCI All-Country World Index of stock markets has officially entered a "bear market".
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/ 19 September 2011
Global stock markets appear unlikely to maintain last week’s rally, as concerns about Greek debt return to the fore.
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/ 12 September 2011
Europe’s deepening financial crisis will continue to dominate global economic headlines in the week ahead.
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/ 5 September 2011
World Bank president Robert Zoellick said the world economy was entering a "new danger zone". What can policymakers do about it?
The global economy is not growing fast enough, the risk of recession is rising and policymakers must act swiftly and decisively to avert disaster.
Is a limping US economy about to fall down or regain its stride? Is the euro doomed or can governments solve their debt problems?
As the business week begins, investors are hoping for calm but are haunted by a foreboding sense of the unknown.
A slowing US economy, growing debt crisis in Europe and South Africa’s economic outlook: read our preview of this week’s finance news.
Sovereign debt: What is it and why should I worry about it?
The US is about to bump against its borrowing limit. If the limit isn’t raised the US will default on its debt or drastically reduce state spending.