Tardy growth of global middle class Global middle class smaller, less well off, and more regionally concentrated than we think: Pew report. Updated 21 Jul, 2015 09:48am
Global growth lowest since 2009 Year after year, IMF and other analysts have declared that a significant pickup in global economic growth is imminent. Updated 13 Jul, 2015 08:59am
Top bankers’ pay rose 17pc in 2014 CEO pay at 15 of the world’s major banks shot up by 17pc last year: survey. Updated 06 Jul, 2015 10:13am
Obama’s ‘pro-middle class’ budget LAST Monday, President Barack Obama presented his budget proposal for fiscal 2016, described by the New York Times... Published 09 Feb, 2015 07:06am
US unemployment numbers FORTY-FIVE million people are living in poverty in the United States, according to figures released last Tuesday by... Updated 22 Sep, 2014 09:14pm
US economy grew 4pc in 2nd quarter The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 4pc in the second quarter, according to an initial estimate released... Published 04 Aug, 2014 06:03am
US economic output tumbles Since 2007, the average growth rate of the US economy has been about 1pc, one-third the rate of growth for the rest Published 30 Jun, 2014 06:08am
Confessions of a Wall Street bag-man So adamant was Geithner that he clashed with other dedicated defenders of Wall Street in Obama’s economic team, Published 23 Jun, 2014 06:11am
Inequality ‘a defining challenge of our time’ In a speech last Wednesday at the pro-Democratic Party Centre for American Progress in Washington DC, US President... Published 09 Dec, 2013 07:57am
Wealth of world’s billionaires doubles since 2009 The combined net worth of the world’s billionaires has doubled since 2009, according to a report published earlier... Published 18 Nov, 2013 07:19am
Take-home pay of top 10 American CEOs THE top 10 highest-paid CEOs in the United States each received $100 million in 2012, according to a survey by GMI... Published 28 Oct, 2013 07:44am
Number of US families affected by unemployment up 33pc The economic crisis has also led to an increase in the number of US households with at least one unemployed parent. Published 02 Sep, 2013 02:58pm
US retail sales drop Major US retailers posted reduced quarterly sales this week, pointing to the effect of falling wages and working... Updated 19 Aug, 2013 08:01am
Dismal jobs report, US recovery THE US economy added 162,000 net jobs in July, the Labour Department reported recently — the worst jobs figure in... Updated 12 Aug, 2013 08:00am
