We expect world GDP to grow by around 3% both this year and next. The US economy is set to recover steadily but the euro-zone recession will deepen, causing the sovereign debt crisis to flare up again...

At their meeting later this week, G20 finance ministers are likely to focus on the risks to recovery posed by high oil prices and the euro-zone. Of these, the euro-zone crisis remains the most...

Purchasing managers’ surveys for March suggest the recovery in global manufacturing may be faltering and remains heavily dependent on growth in the US.

Financial markets have staged an impressive rally since late-2011 but world growth has probably not yet accelerated. Looking forward, we expect a gradual recovery in most major economies during the...