http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/special_reports/global_economy/ The latest stories from the Global economy section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:10:19 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/special_reports/global_economy/ 120 60 15 When banks get into trouble, their central bank steps in to save them, as the European Central Bank has doing lately. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15411384 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15411384 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:02:13 GMT Robert Peston, the BBC's Business Editor, explains what the European Financial Stability Facility is. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/15599258 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/15599258 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:39:48 GMT How can countries or governments go bust? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/15538164 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/15538164 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:24:18 GMT The International Monetary Fund touches a raw nerve in many developing countries, and is now doing the same in some European ones. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15492118 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15492118 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:28:38 GMT Italy has had large debts for many years with no one questioning its ability to pay them back, until now. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15594008 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15594008 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:11:47 GMT We've all become acutely aware in recent years how easily a big bank can reach the point of collapse. But why does it happen? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15411383 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15411383 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:00:38 GMT Central banks, including the Bank of England / the US Federal Reserve, are using "quantitative easing" to bolster their economies, but what is it? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15492115 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15492115 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:27:02 GMT Greece provides a lesson in how raising taxes and cutting spending can be a painfully uphill, and even self-defeating, task. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15490336 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15490336 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:25:41 GMT Three years after the global financial crisis, people in Europe and the US may be forgiven for asking: "Where's my recovery?" http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/15492121 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/15492121 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:33:47 GMT When a government or a big company wants to borrow money, it issues what is known as a "bond" - but what exactly is it? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15491690 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15491690 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:32:49 GMT A guide to what the 27 members of the EU want from the December summit. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16036387 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16036387 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:06:27 GMT Ahead of a key European Union summit, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel sets out to remake the eurozone in her own image. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16030374 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16030374 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:30:24 GMT Why does Italy find itself at the centre of discussions over how to solve the eurozone debt crisis? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15429057 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15429057 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:31:34 GMT While the Greek debt crisis occupies world leaders at the G20 summit of the biggest economic powers, should we fear the potential fallout here? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15570588 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15570588 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:29:27 GMT A timeline of the debt crisis of the eurozone, from the creation of the currency in 1999 to the current Greek woes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-13856580 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13856580 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:07:30 GMT Why is Greece so reliant on international help to pay its bills? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-13798000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13798000 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:18:19 GMT Why countries are so reliant upon government bonds, and how they are a barometer for a nation's financial health. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11743952 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11743952 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:19:32 GMT Italy is the latest in a series of government debt downgrades. Which countries have fallen, and which are feared to be next? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14985256 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14985256 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:17:07 GMT Compare the fortunes of eurozone economies http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-13361934 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13361934 Thu, 12 May 2011 07:36:26 GMT Your two minute guide to what went wrong http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-13991135 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13991135 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:17:27 GMT What are the factors behind the recent dramatic moves on the global stock markets? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14418539 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14418539 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:50:27 GMT The opinions of the ratings agencies can cause huge shifts in the value of government and company debt - and the interest rates they pay - but what exactly are they? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/10108284 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10108284 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:20:08 GMT The eurozone is facing a debt crisis leading to significant volatility in the markets, but what does that mean for you? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14418290 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14418290 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:27:48 GMT An interactive timeline following events that almost led to the collapse of the global financial system http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-10775625 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10775625 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:56:38 GMT Compare the deficit in the eurozone countries http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-13366011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13366011 Thu, 12 May 2011 07:37:16 GMT Watch: How the US went from boom to bust http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14678859 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14678859 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:02:55 GMT Europe's four big dilemmas http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14934728 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14934728 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:04:21 GMT Occupy Wall Street vs conservative critics http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-15301200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15301200 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:21:44 GMT The Bank of England injects more money into the economy via quantitative easing, but what exactly is "QE"? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15198789 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15198789 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:39:10 GMT How are shopkeepers coping with rising prices, and are wages likely to keep up with the cost of living? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15311193 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15311193 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:05:48 GMT What is inflation, how is it calculated and why is the measure important. We explain all. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-12196322 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12196322 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:34:13 GMT The head of the eurozone's bailout fund begins attempts to persuade China to invest in the scheme to help rescue member countries facing debt crises. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15489202 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15489202 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:51:00 GMT Japan's industrial output and household spending fall in September, raising concerns about the health of the country's economic recovery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15488220 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15488220 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:52:38 GMT The Bank of Thailand slashes its growth forecast to 2.6% from 4.1% after the country is hit by its worst flooding in decades. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15488831 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15488831 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:41:37 GMT The key elements of an emergency deal to fix the eurozone's debt crisis, which was clinched after marathon talks in Brussels. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15472679 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15472679 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:19:41 GMT The global economy is on the verge of a new and deeper jobs recession that may ignite social unrest, the International Labour Organization warns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15519699 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15519699 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:13:56 GMT Eight economists discuss what they think will happen and what they think needs to happen in the eurozone. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15088460 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15088460 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:06:32 GMT The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 2.5% in the third quarter of this year, according to figures from the US Commerce Department. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15480471 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15480471 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:14:18 GMT With US unemployment stubbornly high, is the US economy heading in the direction of Japanese-style stagnation? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14740232 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14740232 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:04:21 GMT The US has found itself in trouble over its level of debt. It avoided defaulting recently, but the problem has not gone away. Where did it come from? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14760684 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14760684 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:21:45 GMT The manufacturing sector in United States has been contributing to the improving labour market in the world's largest economy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16872502 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16872502 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:07:05 GMT Just how good is the state of UK-India trade? http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9692000/9692699.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9692000/9692699.stm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:08:31 GMT Poland's Finance Minister, Jacek Rostowski, tells Stephen Sackur why his country has yet to join the Eurozone. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9692733.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9692733.stm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:26:16 GMT The German Chancellor is visiting China where she is expected to discuss China's currency policy and the eurozone debt crisis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16848180 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16848180 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:08:20 GMT Tim Bajarin market analyst at Creative Strategies Inc in California gives the reaction from Silicon Valley as Facebook launches its plan to sell shares in the company for the first time. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9692000/9692188.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9692000/9692188.stm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:20:19 GMT Indonesia super rich http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16828049 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16828049 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:43:47 GMT The EU has blocked the $10bn Deutsche Boerse, NYSE merger. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16838590 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16838590 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:36:12 GMT Stephen Sackur talks to senior figures in the financial industry - Ken Costa, Nicola Horlick and Richard Newby. Is it the end of an era of greed? http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9691825.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9691825.stm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:52:47 GMT A Greek debt deal won't resolve the country's real problems http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16789046 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16789046 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:10:28 GMT Asia faces transition, uncertainty and change http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16352363 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16352363 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:13:54 GMT France grapples with growing unemployment problem http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16656109 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16656109 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:37:29 GMT What really caused the eurozone crisis? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16301630 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16301630 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:59:48 GMT Outsider Switzerland can't escape Europe's economic pain http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16354048 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16354048 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:22:54 GMT What can we learn from fast-growing Estonia? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16338542 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16338542 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:13:56 GMT Will Asia see further price growth in 2012? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16260288 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16260288 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:56:07 GMT Rich minerals, cheap labour, high hurdles http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16254565 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16254565 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:03:49 GMT But why moving country for work means moving mountains http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16067150 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16067150 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:37:56 GMT Has Cameron's veto helped London's financial sector? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/16131346 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/16131346 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:46:04 GMT With stability returning a new fight will finding jobs for youth http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16110295 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16110295 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:01:58 GMT Can the Chinese film industry take on Hollywood? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-15691218 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15691218 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:33:55 GMT Indian firms try to replicate the low-cost business model in Africa http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16032622 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16032622 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:09:34 GMT Who owes what to whom in the eurozone and beyond? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15748696 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15748696 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:20:34 GMT