The Ebola crisis is, above all, an appalling tragedy for the communities affected, but the global economic and market impact is likely to be limited. The West African economies at the centre of the...

Today’s flash manufacturing PMIs suggest that the pace of global growth barely slowed in October, and thus should help to calm fears that the global economy is shuddering to a halt. However, they...

There have been renewed calls for a relaxation offiscal austerity during the past month or so,primarily aimed at the surplus countries and, inparticular, at Germany. However, Germany’sgovernment...

Although economic sanctions can have a devastating effect in some circumstances, their impact is more often fairly limited, even on the targeted country. In most cases sanctions are not intended to...