Recessions

Euro-zone jobless rate rises to record high

3 Dec 2012

Almost one in four young Europeans was out of work in October as unemployment in the euro zone hit a record high, with more than 170,000 jobs lost as the economy slumped into recession, official...

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Smart money

26 Nov 2012

Sites for the entrepreneur in recession and retirement.

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Study links 1,000 suicides to a recession in Britain

16 Aug 2012

A painful economic recession, rising unemployment and biting austerity measures may have already driven more than 1,000 people in Britain to commit suicide, according to a study published...

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Euro-zone economy shrinks despite German growth

15 Aug 2012

The euro zone's debt-ravaged economy shrank in the second quarter, having flatlined in the first, despite continued German growth which economists said could soon be snuffed out.

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PMI flatlines, raising hopes of policy boost

2 Aug 2012

Mainland manufacturing activity remained lacklustre last month, raising hopes for policy easing to counter the economic slowdown.

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Beijing is going backwards in pursuit of growth

16 Jul 2012

The news last Friday that China's economy slowed to its lowest growth rate in three years caused anxiety around the world.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Money troubles still giving ailing world the blues

Iceland - Recovery success

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A magnet for world's investors

As in so many countries, South Africa's property market has been an unpredictable roller coaster of late. Although the country itself managed to avoid recession, it remained highly exposed to...

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America the beautiful

If you Google the words 'Harbin Pharmaceutical Plant', you will find photos of a palatial interior. The facility has marble floors, paintings and chandeliers.

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Brave new world

China equities experienced another big sell-off last Monday. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, which tracks Hong Kong-listed China stocks, dropped 2.5 per cent. The index has shed about one-...

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HK economy shows 'first signs of fissure'

Hong Kong's private-sector activities shrank for the first time since December, underscoring concerns the mainland slowdown and euro-zone debt crisis are spreading to the city.

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Clock ticking on a global implosion

Just when you thought global economic news could not get gloomier, it did. Poor unemployment figures from the United States on Friday along with fresh news of uncertainty from China mean that the...

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