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2017 |
| Nov.28 |
Bitcoin crosses $10,000 milestone The virtual currency reached the benchmark for the first time, just days after it passed $9,000
2013 |
| Oct.3 |
Lagarde: Debt limit fix 'mission critical'
IMF director Christine Lagarde says failure to raise the debt ceiling is a far worse threat to global economy than the current government sh...
| Apr.15 |
Gold Crushed in Historic Rout
| Apr.11 |
Bitcoin panic selling halves its value
| Jan.6 |
Regulators ease bank asset rules
2012 |
| Dec.7 |
IMF chief urges fiscal cliff deal
| Jul.20 |
IMF economist turns on the Fund
| May.22 |
East Asia 'vulnerable to euro crisis'
2011 |
| Nov.30 |
World banks announce joint action plan Some of the world's biggest central banks have announced a program of co-ordinated action designed to support the global financial system
| Sep.24 |
IMF promises support for economy
| Aug.22 |
Gold hits record high of $1,900
2010 |
| Dec.6 |
Swiss bank freezes Wikileaks cash
Switzerland: The Swiss post office's bank, PostFinance, has frozen the accounts of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
| Apr.28 |
Fears grow over Greece crisis The head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn has warned that the crisis in Greece could spread throughout Europe
2008 |
| Dec.20 |
IMF urges spending to spur growth
| Nov.16 |
IMF head calls for extra funding
| Sep.18 |
Central banks moves cheer markets Markets regained some poise in trading, cheered by news that 6 of the world's top central banks have taken steps to calm credit markets
| May.29 |
World Bank pledges $1.2 billion for food The World Bank is making grants and loans to combat the global food crisis, including some $200 million for those most at risk
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2008 |
| May.3 |
Asian bank in food crisis warning
| Apr.13 |
World Bank echoes food cost alarm
| Apr.12 |
IMF head gives food price warning
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has warned that hundreds of thousands of people will face starvation if food prices keep rising
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2012 |
| Oct.8 |
Global recovery 'getting weaker' The global economic recovery is weakening as government policies have failed to restore confidence, the International Monetary Fund has said
| Apr.17 |
IMF raises global growth forecast
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2016 |
| Jan.17 |
Wealth of richest 1% 'equal to other 99%'
2015 |
| Jan.19 |
IMF downgrades global growth forecast The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast for global economic growth for this year and next
2014 |
| Jan.15 |
World Bank: Global economy at turning point
2013 |
| Oct.8 |
IMF cuts global growth forecast
2011 |
| Sep.23 |
IMF: Collective action needed now
| Sep.20 |
IMF: World economy in 'dangerous phase' The global economy has entered a "dangerous new phase," the IMF says, warning that the US and Europe could fall back into recession
2010 |
| Jul.8 |
IMF warns on global economic recovery The risk of a slowdown in the global economic recovery has risen sharply, but governments should continue planning to tighten fiscal policy
2009 |
| Jan.28 |
World growth 'worst for 60 years' International Monetary Fund: World economic growth is set to fall to just 0.5% this year, its lowest rate since World War II | |
2008 |
| Jul.17 |
IMF raises world economic targets
| Apr.9 |
IMF slashes world growth forecast The International Monetary Fund has said that the world economy will grow much more slowly in the next two years as a result of the credit c...
2005 |
| Apr.12 |
Poverty targets 'may be missed'
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2011 |
| Dec.30 |
Global markets ending a wild 2011
| Sep.22 |
Shares sink over growth worries World stock markets have dropped sharply after a series of grim warnings over prospects for the global economy | |
2010 |
| May.10 |
Shares and oil prices surge after EU deal Global stock markets have soared after the European Union and International Monetary Fund intervened to stop the Greek debt crisis spreading
| Jan.21 |
Markets fall after Obama sets bank rules
2008 |
| Nov.20 |
Recession fears hit stock markets World shares have fallen amid concerns that the economy will enter a protracted downturn. The Dow Jones fell 2.3% in early trade
| Sep.22 |
Shares slide amid bail-out fears Shares in Asia opened lower, following a sharp slide in the US, amid uncertainty about the impact of the massive US financial bail-out plan
| Sep.19 |
Global markets post massive gains
Global stocks skyrocketed as the U.S. unveiled a crisis plan to mop up toxic debt and banks worldwide pumped billions into money markets
| Jan.21 |
World markets plunge on U.S. fears Stock markets were, prompted by pessimism about Bush's plans to boost the U.S. economy. India's Sensex stock index fell nearly 11%. Frankfurt's DAX... | |
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2009 |
| Jan.26 |
Massive layoffs as gloom deepens
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2013 |
| Apr.10 |
Global PC sales tumble, data shows
| Mar.27 |
'Biggest ever attack' slows internet
2003 |
| Sep.23 |
MSN shuts down its chatrooms
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2011 |
| Oct.31 |
World 'on verge of new recession'
2009 |
| Apr.30 |
Mexico shuts down to control flu Mexico is beginning a 5-day shutdown of parts of its economy in a bid to slow the spread. Non-essential government ... | |
| Apr.22 |
'Deeper' recession ahead says IMF The International Monetary Fund: The global economy is set to decline by 1.3% in 2009, in the first global recession since World War II
| Mar.20 |
IMF: Global economy worst in 60 years The economic slowdown is so severe that the worldwide economy will contract for the first time in 60 years
The total of goods and services produced around the world is projected to slump by 1% in 2009, compared with a 3.2 % growth rate the year before
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2016 |
| May.25 |
Oil hits $50 a barrel for first time this year