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Economy

Tail-risks throw shadows over global economy

Trumponomics, China and European politics fuel uncertainty in year ahead

4 January 2017
People mourn at the site of a terrorist attack three days earlier on the Christmas market at Breitscheid square in Berlin on Dec. 22.
Economy

What will drive political uncertainty in 2017?

Europe faces a year of several crucial elections

1 January 2017
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former secretary-general of NATO.
Economy

US leadership needed in uncertain times: ex-NATO chief

Anders Fogh Rasmussen wants America to step up to fight terrorism, populism

30 December 2016
A roadside currency exchanger sorts Indian bills at his stall in Agartala, India, on Dec. 6.
Economy

Nicholas Spiro: Asia feels the effects of 'Trumpflation'

A strengthening dollar is likely a key threat to emerging economies

29 December 2016
On the seventh anniversary of his sentencing on Christmas Day, Hong Kong activists demand the release of Liu Xiaobo and other Chinese dissidents. Liu is the only Nobel Peace Prize winner currently behind bars. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Economy

Norway tones down its China criticism to boost business

Seafood producers cheer as ties restored, but the deal could hurt Oslo's image

29 December 2016
Niall Ferguson
Economy

Expect 'revolution' in US foreign policy under Trump

British historian Niall Ferguson says scale of change still 'underestimated' by most

27 December 2016
Container ships and other vessels sit anchored near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Dec. 2, 2016. (Reuters)
Economy

R.I.P. TPP, time to turn back to the WTO

Global multilateral setting best to revive faltering trade cooperation

26 December 2016
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, left, chats with Zhou Xiaochuan, right, governor of the People's Bank of China, and Augustin Carstens, his Mexican counterpart, during IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington on Oct. 8.
Economy

Giving Asia its due in global financial regulation

With US inward turn, China should get a bigger role to bolster system

26 December 2016
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Economy

Japan, UK to deepen nuclear cooperation

Hitachi, Toshiba projects get nod in memo

23 December 2016
Containers at the Yangshan Deep Water Port, part of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone
Economy

Douglas Lippoldt: Asia should seize its chance to lead on trade

Further liberalization would offer counterweight to protectionism elsewhere

22 December 2016
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, left, and his Saudi counterpart, Khalid al-Falih, leave a news conference after an OPEC meeting in Vienna on Dec. 10.
Economy

Vandana Hari: The oil market looks set to rebound in 2017

The deal to cut output by OPEC and non-OPEC producers is a plus, but will it hold?

22 December 2016
Thoroughbred horses in the Hunter Valley. (Photo by courtesy Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders Association)
Economy

'Big' coal battles horse power in Hunter Valley?

Investors await decision on new Australian coal mine after territory tussle with breeders

21 December 2016
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Economy

Italy's No. 3 lender in 11th-hour search for funds

State bailout in store if investors fail to show

21 December 2016
A croupier sits at a baccarat gaming table at Galaxy's Broadway Casino in Macau
Economy

Japan casino law excites Asian gaming operators

Groundwork laid for years in preparation

15 December 2016
A high-pressure corporate culture means many employees in Asia are on call around the clock. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Economy

How can Asia clock out?

Region struggles to come to grips with its epidemic of overwork

15 December 2016
U.K. Finance Minister Philip Hammond leaves a Downing Street cabinet meeting on Nov. 29.
Economy

'Maximum freedom' in single market: UK finance minister

Philip Hammond says UK will retain attractiveness for investors post-Brexit

15 December 2016
The logo of Aixtron on the roof of the German chip equipment maker's headquarters in Herzogenrath near the western German city of Aachen
Economy

Road to global economic stability runs through China

Importance of cooperation lost in debates over buyouts, WTO status

14 December 2016
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Economy

Fed policy nears new post-crisis milestone

Next U.S. rate hike may spell more trouble for emerging markets

14 December 2016
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Economy

EU leans toward nixing 80% of Japanese autoparts tariffs

Japan holding line at TPP levels in bilateral talks

14 December 2016
Campaign groups allege that more than 1 million Uzbeks are conscripted to participate in the country's cotton harvest. (Courtesy of Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights)
Economy

EU set to back Uzbekistan trade pact

Labor abuses no longer seen as obstacle

13 December 2016
From Norway to the world: Eric Solheim, head of the United Nations Environment Programme. (Photo by Peter Guest)
Economy

China ready for climate leadership says UN

Beijing forced to change tack by environmental side-effects of industrialization

13 December 2016
The headquarters of German chip equipment maker Aixtron in Herzogenrath near the western German city of Aachen.
Economy

Aixtron shows Chinese must plan European bids carefully

High-profile takeovers may not be the best route for China's companies in Europe

13 December 2016
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Economy

Japan bows to pasta tariff cuts in EU trade negotiations

Tokyo hopes to score concessions on Japanese exports in bilateral agreements

13 December 2016
Chinese plans to reduce excess steel capacity by up to 150 million tons.
Economy

China threatens clash over anti-dumping rules

Japan, US, EU reject market economy status

10 December 2016