Topic: National Economy

Japan as number three

China has now officially supplanted Japan as the world's second largest economy. The question for Japan is whether or not the country will continue ...

More Places See Slower Growth

ECONOMY LOSES SPEED: A Federal Reserve survey found ''widespread signs'' that economic growth had slowed in the late summer. . . WEAKNESS SPREADS: ...

Dollar down, investors move away from risk

THE dollar has opened lower as investors moved away from risk assets on concerns about European debt and the US economy.. . . At 7am AEST today ...
During a speech given in Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday, President Obama proposed an expansion of the research and development tax credit as a key...
Paulson & Co, the world's third-largest hedge fund manager, has seen another painful month thanks to growing fears over the health of the US...

Link exchange

TODAY'S recommended economics writing:• The great divergence (Slate)• What is the role of the state? (Financial Times)• Beware of Greeks bearing...
U.S. equities rose modestly in Wednesday trading as all the major indexes finished the day in positive territory. The tech heavy Nasdaq led the way...

Broadband's Economic Impact (Opinion)

Despite the volumes that have been written about broadband and the changing world -- including much that has been published under the banner of the...

TSX falls short as gold prices decline

The Toronto Stock Exchange fell for a second straight day Wednesday as Bay Street's weighty commodity sector took the brunt of investor ...

Obama To Pitch Economic Proposals In Ohio

Seeking to give anxious Democrats a boost ahead of the November elections, President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic initiatives ...