The tone of the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook, published today, was upbeat and in line with our view that the outlook for the global economy is reasonably bright. But the Fund’s projections...

The latest PMIs, published by Markit today, suggest that global manufacturing growth remained strong in September, adding to evidence that the world economy ended the third quarter on a strong note.

Although the Fed is starting to shrink its balance sheet and the ECB is likely to taper its asset purchases next year, the monetary base in the world as a whole should continue expanding at least...

The latest rise in oil prices reflects concerns about Kurdish supply and hopes for another extension of OPEC’s output cuts, neither of which may have a lasting influence on prices. But the oil market...