While keeping its policy stance unchanged, as was widely expected in its latest policy review, the Bank of Japan raised its economic growth forecasts.   From its previous forecast, made in October, of 1.0 percent growth, the central bank raised its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast to...

Analysts have been carefully assessing how French elections in May could deal a "severe blow" to the European Union (EU) with Marine le Pen transforming her National Front (NF) into a party for the populist era.   "It's difficult to imagine how the European Union could function should...

Japan continues to be popular among in migrant workers. In October last year, more than a million foreigners chose this country, and decided to work there – this number is 19% higher than a year earlier. Japan itself does not hide the joy that at last their country looks appealing to highly...

The latest IMF report, which was delivered to the Fund's board members for consultation, reveals that more turbulence lies ahead for Greece - the debt-ridden European nation, despite decisive action proposed by the International Monetary Fund to ease the country’s financial...

Even as the U.S. works through political differences and gets used to the new Trump administration, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett expressed optimism that the country will move ahead and make progress as a nation.   While there have been concerns expressed by critics about what U.S. President...

Fresh data show acceleration in the loans’ sector of euro-zone, thanks to cheap cash of ECB. Towards the end of this week, “freshly required data” revealed that the lending sector on euro-zone seems to have picked up to “multi-year highs in December”. It is an indication that the cheap cash of...

It may not be Russia that the U.S. president sees as America's critical new ally despite all the talk about the mutual admiration between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.   The the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, is one of the first leaders Trump spoke to following his...

While steady consumer spending and rising business investment pointed to sustained strength in domestic demand, U.S. economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter as a plunge in shipments of soybeans weighed on exports.   In its first estimate of fourth-quarter GDP, the Commerce...

Consulting company EY said that Chinese investment in European companies almost tripled in 2016, growing to $ 85.8 billion. Germany has received especially generous cash flow as investments in the country were almost 24 higher ($ 12.6 billion) than in 2015. According to experts, Germany has become...