Weak US retail sales data for August, released earlier today, were the latest sign that the consumer recoveryin the developed world is losing pace. Even so, the prospects for household spending over...

With global growth still lacklustre, monetary policy seemingly ineffective and government bond yields unprecedentedly low, the case for fiscal stimulus has become more compelling. Partly as a result...

Without a crisis to concentrate minds, G20 leaders meeting in Hangzhou are unlikely to make any major policy breakthroughs. The truth is that there is little appetite for coordinated policy action...

Business surveys published earlier today paint a mixed picture of global manufacturing conditions. Activity in China appears to have stabilised, but the sharp fall in the US ISM index suggests, at...