The latest survey by IAFEI, Duke University and Grenoble Ecole de Management indicate that nearly half of US CFOs believe the nation’s economy will enter a recession by the end of 2019
Stock markets have plunged in recent months on concerns over Trump’s trade war and the possibility of a recession. An economist explains how stocks are like used cars – and lemons.
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro after his swearing-in on Jan. 1, 2019, in the capital of Brasilia.
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Brazil’s new president – often called the ‘Trump of the tropics’ for his inflammatory, right-wing rhetoric – won over poorer voters by stoking fear and resentment. Can he make them happy?
Economists and Wall Street workers fear a recession is underway.
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Private finance crashed the economy and is too consumed by the profit motive to be a reliable ally against climate change. We should not allow COP24 to be their board meeting.
Protesters carry a banner that reads in Spanish, ‘Property of the G20? Who chose?’
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Unaffordable home loans, poor financial advice and unmanageable consumer credit may have serious consequences for many Australians, beyond bankruptcy and debt. Here’s what the research says.
An ice sculpture titled ‘Main Street Meltdown’ melts near Wall Street.
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The collapse of an obscure corner of the financial market a decade ago foreshadowed the Great Recession. The stock-market swoon in February should offer a similar warning.
Several studies have shown that health suffers after being laid off, as fear and anxiety lead to stress.
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The negative effects of job loss have been well-documented and fairly well-understood. But why would studies also suggest that health improves during a recession? The reasons may surprise you.
The leaders of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa alliance.
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The sub-imperial formation called BRICS, which pretends to be a progressive global force could be divided by a series of crises.
Facing hunger, scarcity, sickness, protest and no clear path toward salvation, Venezuela is on the brink of something, but just what is not clear.
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Stephan Schmidt, The Conversation e Catesby Holmes, The Conversation
The best news and analysis of Venezuela’s dangerous descent into crisis, written by local economists and political scientists who are living it every day.
South African President Jacob Zuma closing the governing ANC’s policy conference.
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South Africa has recorded two consecutive GDP contractions. What does it mean?
Australia would need to avoid consecutive quarters of negative real GDP growth until at least 2024 if it is truly to be able to claim this “world record” as its own.
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Stock markets have been falling all year on concern the world risks slipping into a recession, which begs the question: how would we know if we were in one?