Tag Archives: Global economy

Dividends from largest companies hit record $326bn in first quarter (FT)

Payouts to rise to $1.64tn in 2023 boosted by special bonuses from likes of Ford and VW. Dividends issued in the first quarter by the world’s largest listed companies hit a record this year, even as prominent investors and asset managers warn of a coming global economic slowdown. The world’s 1,200 biggest public companies collectively […]
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Oil fuels inflation risks, weighing down equities: Markets wrap (Moneyweb)

Investors across asset classes rushed to adjust for the risk that inflationary pressure may be more persistent than previously thought. The dollar extended gains for a second day, strengthening against Group-of-10 currencies. The Norwegian krone was little changed after an earlier rally on the expected benefit to the Scandinavian country from higher energy prices. The […]
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A history of the battle for economic supremacy

By: Adam Jezard January 10, 2018 Source: https://www.weforum.org  

The depressing reality of the world economy in one chart (Business insider)

By: Bob Bryan Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/world-economys-depressing-reality-in-one-chart-2016-6

Global financial crisis – Japan warns of “Lehman-Scale” Crisis At G7

By: Mark O’Byrne May 27, 2016 Source: https://www.linkedin.com  

The IMF’s advice on restoring strong economic growth (Weforum)

By: Vitor Gaspar & Luc Eyraud  April 14, 2016 Source: https://www.weforum.org  

Media (R)evolutions: The mobile industry’s multiplier effect on the global economy (The World Bank)

By: Roxanne Bauer Source: http://wrld.bg/MUN4l  May 13, 2015

Yummy money: how the Young Urban Male is set to save the global economy

Meet the new saviour of the global economy. He has made a ton of cash from the emerging markets and he is not ashamed to spend it… on himself. He spends an inordinate amount of time browsing Mr Porter and Matches.com on his iPad. He never leaves the house without being Instagram-ready in JW Anderson, […]
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