13-09-29 Hi, everybody. It was five years ago this week that a financial crisis on Wall Street spread to Main Street, and very nearly turned a recession into a depression. In a matter of months, millions of Americans were robbed of their jobs, their homes, t...

13-09-02 India's economy continues to slowdown according to the latest government figures. 印度政府最近统计数据显示，印度经济正持续下跌。 For the April-to-June quarter, it grew at a rate of 4.4%, compared with the same period in the previous year. It was a w...

13-08-15 The eurozone has emerged from recession after a record 18 months of economic contraction. 欧盟在经历了18个月的经济萎缩之后现已摆脱不景气局面。 The bloc's GDP grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2013, slightly ahead of forecasts, the Eurostat agenc...

13-08-11 Hi everybody. On Wednesday, I spoke about what we need to do as a country to build a better bargain for the middle class, to make sure everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead in the 21st century economy. You see, over the past four and a h...

13-08-02 Rapid thawing of the Arctic could trigger a catastrophic economic timebomb which would cost trillions of dollars and undermine the global financial system, say a group of economists and polar scientists. 一组经济学家和极地科学家表示，北极迅速融化可...

13-08-01 The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.7% in the second quarter of the year, the Commerce Department has said. 美国商务部称，今年第二季度美国经济以年均1.7%的步伐增长。 That was a faster pace than expected by economists. It was also up from t...

13-07-11 The Bank of Japan has said the country's economy is starting to recover modestly. 日本银行总裁称，日本经济开始缓慢恢复。 The upbeat assessment of the economy came as the BoJ left its huge monetary easing programme unchanged. It is the first time the...

13-07-10 Italy's credit worthiness has been downgraded by the ratings agency SP. 意大利信贷可靠性被评级机构标准普尔降级。 It said the continued weakness of the Italian economy was behind the cut, which saw the rating of government debt lowered to BBB from BB...

13-07-08 Researchers have charted the average heel height of shoes women buy and the strength of the economy since 2008. 研究人员自2008年起就开始记录女性购买鞋子的平均鞋跟高度和经济发展状况。 They say demand for super-high heels soars in a strong economy but...

13-06-20 The Indian rupee dipped to an all-time low against the US dollar after the Federal Reserve signalled that it could start pulling back on its monetary stimulus later this year. 美联储暗示今年将开始撤销货币刺激计划，此举导致印度卢比对美元汇率跌至史上...