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After a spectacular year, precious metals are set for further gains in 2021, with silver tipped to outperform, but analysts are growing more cautious about the prospects for gold as ...

Manufacturers across Europe ended 2020 on a high while Asian factory activity expanded moderately thanks to increased demand ...

Global commodity markets ended 2020 on a strong note, with recovering demand and widespread stimulus packages buoying prices ...

Fitch Ratings told Reuters on Tuesday that upgrades of any major economy are unlikely in 2021 despite recent ...

Retail magnate Philip Green’s Arcadia, which owns Topshop and many other British fashion brands, filed for administration on ...

Commentary Global debt is expected to reach a record $277 trillion by the end of 2020, according to ...

The global economy is recovering from the depths of the coronavirus crisis, but there are signs of slowing ...

Commentary Misguided lockdowns have destroyed the global economy, and it's likely the impact will last for years. The ...

NEW YORK—Oil prices tumbled over 5 percent, or more than $2 a barrel on June 24, after U.S. ...

Commentary Despite massive government and central bank stimuli, the global economy is seeing a concerning rise in defaults ...

News Analysis The World Trade Organization (WTO) says it expects global merchandise trade for this year to decline ...

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) told the Global Women's Forum in Dubai on Sunday that ...

Narration: One month into the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, Mr. Lin: If you look in the Chinese media on ...

Commentary Is it too early to start thinking about how the global outbreak of the new coronavirus will ...

BEIJING—A coronavirus outbreak in China which has killed dozens of people and spread to many countries is expected ...

International trade can be maintained without globalist policies, according to Daniel Griswold, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus ...

WASHINGTON—While there will be no recession in the near term, the global economy is at “a delicate moment,” ...

In a new economic forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), China is projected to be hit harder ...

Water is life. Water is the new oil. Water is power. Fresh, life-sustaining water is draining away. It's ...

In February 2016, China declared in its National Congress that there will be a battle for growth. This ...

Fear is growing that globalization has spun out of control, with too many decisions at the local level ...

HANGZHOU, China—Chinese President Xi Jinping called Sunday for leaders of the United States, Germany and other major economies ...

Do you feel something is wrong with the United States and the global economy? Despite a respectable recovery ...

Trade ministers from the G20 nations called on their governments on Sunday to roll back anti-trade measures that ...

A week after Britain's shocking vote to leave the European Union, markets seem to have pushed the pause ...

Britain's vote to leave the European Union adds a heavy dose of uncertainty to a world economy that ...

A British exit from the European Union could cause global market swings for a while. But that would ...