Dr Ernest Addison, a former Director of Research at the Bank of Ghana during the tenure of Kwesi Amissah-Arthur as governor, is the likely successor to Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku who has resigned,...
Devastating earthquakes, floods, hailstorms and wildfires, along with man-made devastation, helped push global disaster costs to $175 billion (161 billion euros) last year, reinsurer Swiss Re said on...
Amid rising prices and slim inventory, sales of existing homes slowed in February, cooling from January's record pace which saw the biggest jump in 10 years, an industry group reported Wednesday....
Investors have expressed confidence in the resurgence of Nigeria’s struggling economy, describing it as ‘very critical’ to building African companies that could join the league of top 500 in...
Japan's trade surplus hit a multi-year high in February, government data showed Wednesday, as exports to China rebounded after a Lunar New Year lull. The value of Japan's total shipments abroad rose...
U. S. household wealth has hit record levels. U.S. stock prices recently hit all-time highs. Inflation is nearing the Federal Reserve's 2.0 percent goal, and the world economy including the once-sick...
Crude oil resumed a sharp decline and global equity markets rose on Friday after a robust U. S. jobs report drove home the strength of the world's biggest economy and set the stage for the Federal...
US private-sector hiring surged in February, posting the biggest increase in nearly six years and far outstripping expectations, with big gains in small and medium businesses, payroll services firm...
The US housing market, a key economic driver, is exceedingly tight, with supply struggling to meet demand as the sector recovers a decade after the housing crisis, analysts say. But persistent and...
"Most notably in the West, it's not uncommon to see a home come off the market within a month," Yun Contracts to buy previously owned U. S. homes dropped in January on a shortage of inventory in the...
Federal Reserve officials have said they may need to raise interest rates "fairly soon" if the economy stays strong, minutes of their meeting show. The first meeting of the Fed since Donald Trump...
US sales of existing homes rose again in January to hit their fastest pace in nearly a decade despite rising prices and mortgage rates, according to data released Wednesday. The pop in sales...
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000 people are facing...
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000 people are facing...
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000 people are facing...
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that 100,000 people are facing...
Construction begun on new housing fell slightly in January, driven by sharp declines in building in the US West and Midwest, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. The slowdown last month was...
The World Bank Group (WBG) say African governments have to prioritise strengthening of land management institutions, and coordinate investments in infrastructure, “if they are to make their cities...
America added 227,000 jobs in January, well ahead of December's gain of 157,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked up a bit to 4.8%. More Americans started looking for work again -- a good sign --...
DR Congo is experiencing an economic crisis, the World Bank (WB) has warned in its 4th report on the monitoring of the economic and financial situation of the country presented on Tuesday in...
