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The International Monetary Fund on Monday released its latest projections for the global economy. Here are five charts that show the fund’s latest assessments of the world economy. Global recovery The IMF has forecast the global economy to rebound to.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has become less optimistic about global growth, warning that the outlook remains sluggish and there are no clear signs of a turning point. The Washington-based institution forecast in October a global growth rate of 3%.

It is true that both Visa and Mastercard have done well in the last decade. Those who invested in the two financial giants have been enjoying steady gains over time with little downside risks. Nevertheless, bitcoin is still the king.

The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth between them than a combined 4.6 billion people, new research has claimed. In a study published Monday, international charity Oxfam called on governments to implement policies that may help to reduce wealth inequality..

Health authorities in China on Monday confirmed nearly 140 new cases of a mysterious pneumonia-like virus, which has killed three people so far. It comes as the country’s peak holiday travel season kicks off ahead of the Lunar New Year,.

Monday is a day off in the American markets due to the Martin Luther King’s Day. Because of the holiday, trading on other markets also promises to be muted. However, the following week promises to be an eventful one, with.

US dollar got a boost from robust data that triggered a wave of correction of “yielding” currencies previously grew better than others. Separately, the Chinese yuan AUD and NZD are holding well due to the optimism of the Asian markets..

Where are we headed? Thousands of politicians and business leaders will address this question as they attend this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Next week’s gathering is taking place at a time of heightened trade disruptions, shifts.

The glass of economic data is half full if we estimate the reaction to the macroeconomic data. This applies to both last Friday’s U.S. employment report, and China’s GDP figures released this morning. The published data for the 4th quarter.

Boeing To Drive The Dow Higher The Dow can’t rally without the help of its top 3 stocks— Boeing (NYSE:BA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH). The way the Dow is weighted means those three stocks account for roughly 21% of.

Bitcoin (BTC) hit $9,000 on Jan. 17 as technical metrics continued to break both local and all-time records.  Data from Coin360 and Cointelegraph Markets showed BTC/USD finally rising to the significant $9,000 boundary on Friday, following a bullish run-up overnight. At.

U.S. equity futures ground higher on Friday alongside stocks globally as a solid start to the American earnings season, easing trade tensions and mostly promising economic data all combined to prop up sentiment. The dollar edged upward. Contracts on the.