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Oil prices do not yet anticipate recession
Brent oil prices recovered some ground today, with the front-month barrel up around 1.5% and...
InternationalTrade will not sustain weakening global recovery
The WTO today cut its estimate for growth in global goods trade to 5.8%, from 6.5%, and the CPB...
InternationalOECD growth outlook prompts ADB's Asia downgrade
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today revised downwards its 2011 growth forecast for Asia...
AsiaJapan sustains global manufacturing -- for now
Global industrial production levels, excluding construction, rose by 0.8% month-on-month in June,...
InternationalUncertainty will sustain gold price surge
In recent weeks, gold prices have broken several nominal records against a range of currencies....
InternationalPolicymakers struggle to cope with ageing societies
Ageing populations are a global phenomenon, with implications for governments' fiscal resources,...
InternationalGlobal recession fears affect commodity prices
Commodity prices have fallen across the board today as traders react to the perceived threat of a...
InternationalEmerging market growth changes scenario for OECD firms
Rapid emerging-market growth has been driven chiefly by their deeper integration into global...
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