Global financial crisis
10 predictions for the global economy in 2019
One major risk in the coming year is the sharp drop-off in world trade growth, which fell from over 5% at the beginning of 2018 to nearly zero at the end.
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Markets stagger towards end of worst year since financial crisis
London and Paris wobbled in holiday-shortened trade on New Year's Eve - but nursed dizzying double-digit annual falls after an exceptionally volatile 2018.
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What do the economic woes of Turkey, Argentina and Indonesia have in common?
The short answer is uncertainty over the global economy brought about by the economic management of the United States.
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What role did credit ratings play in the 2008 crisis?
A common narrative for the start of the financial crisis suggests that credit agencies downplayed the riskiness of RMBS, drawing in lenders who did not appreciate their intrinsic risk.
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Ten years after crash, Americans still have not fallen back in love with stocks
Americans have yet to embrace the US stock market with the same fervour as before, holding fewer individual stocks and putting less money into equities overall.
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Australia aims for G20 global growth pact
The G20 represents about 85% of the world economy and 75% of global trade.
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Tourism boom boosts Greek current account
Current account deficits have been a drag on the Greek economy for decades.
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Davos: Bosses wary in rocky emerging markets
The balance between emerging and developed economies is a central topic at the World Economic Forum.
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Davos 2014: Quotable Quotes
The WEF has to date yielded a host of 'quotable' quotes.
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Pope urges Davos elite to serve humanity
The pope acknowledged that business had helped lift millions out of poverty.
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Davos: how to help world's fragile recovery
Analysts say the balance of risks for this year may be tilted towards the US and the euro zone.
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'Deflation ogre a distant reality'
Many world economists have painted less bleak fears regarding the prospects of deflation.
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World Bank ups global growth forecast
The bank predicts global GDP will expand 3.2 percent this year, from 2.4 percent in 2013.
