The recent rise in oil prices is not large enough to be a significant drag on global growth, particularly given that Brent crude has increased much less than WTI. However, if prices rise much further...

Negotiations between the US and EU on a transatlantic trade and investment agreement begin today. In the long run, an agreement could provide a significant boost to world trade and economic activity...

The latest set of PMIs point to an improvement in manufacturing conditions in Europe and Japan but a deterioration in China, leaving global growth little changed overall.

The recent sharp rise in government bond yields in the developed world has raised fears that the global economic recovery could be derailed by the deterioration in financial conditions. We think these...