Topic: Asia

Asia's growth to slow in 2012, no China crash seen: Reuters poll

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's economic growth will probably cool next year to the lowest annual rate in a decade, setting the pace for an Asia-wide slowdown as global demand fades, a Reuters poll released on Thursday showed.But economists saw little risk of ...

OECD indicators paint dark picture of global economy

PARIS (Reuters) - The outlook for the world's major economies is continuing to darken according to the latest data from the OECD published on Monday, which showed sharp falls in leading indicators for all countries except Japan.The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation ...

Citigroup cuts 2011, 2012 global growth view

(Reuters) - Citigroup cuts its global growth forecasts for this year and next, with sharp reductions for the United States, euro zone and United Kingdom, as well as modest cuts for China and India.The brokerage cut its global gross domestic product (GDP) ...

IMF urges S.Korea to raise interest rates

The International Monetary Fund urged South Korea to raise its key interest rate and let the won appreciate further, saying the economy has moved beyond recovery into expansion.The IMF on Friday said in a regular report that growth is expected to remain ...

Thailand lifts rates again to curb inflation

Thailand's central bank raised its official interest rate Wednesday for the sixth time in less than a year in an attempt to contain inflation.The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted six to one to increase the official cost of borrowing to 2.75 percent, ...

Why We Celebrate

Unemployment is stubbornly high, Europe's economy is a mess and North Korea's mad regime threatens global catastrophe. That's why last year's Tea Party, with its sea of yellow "Don't Tread On Me" banners, and this month's midterm elections give reason to celebrate. ...

Japan's Double Dip

Foreign investor interest in Japan perked up as Japan's real GDP grew 3.9% annualized in the July-September quarter versus a consensus 0f 2.5% growth. On November 16, Japan's Nikkei carried a survey of domestic economists' views of Japan's GDP over the next ...
Just as images from the Vietnam War eventually swayed public opinion, MTV boosted the music industry, and impassioned speeches and propaganda ignited the fury and Nationalism of Germans preceding World War II, media continues to have a powerful influence over the way ...
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