US-bound shipments fell in September from a year earlier at the fastest pace in four years but overall exports rose, pushing the trade surplus to a record level
Eurozone economic growth has lost further momentum this month, according to a closely-watched survey that may reinforce the case for the European Central Bank keeping interest rates firmly on hold.
Countries' official blocks on imports have fallen to record lows, although that trend seems to be reversing as complaints against unfair competition from China increase
Acute labour shortages are prompting all governments in Scandinavia to let in eastern neighbours to work – but unions and parties of both left and right are wary
The fundamental nature of the gas trade between the EU and Russia is changing fast, and both parties should begin to depoliticise what is essentially a commercial relationship that requires confidence, write Daniel Yergin and Simon Blakey
According to the IMF, the world is in the midst of a period of exceptional growth. While a happy outcome depends on sustained openness and monetary stability, this can no longer be ensured by developed countries alone. Emerging markets have become big players, writes Martin Wolf
Senior Indian government ministers are showing fresh enthusiasm for building an oil and gas pipeline to Iran, in a move likely to add further tensions to US-India relations
High world food prices cut subsidy payments to farmers in industrialised countries last year, although governments are still boosting farm incomes, says the OECD
Record levels of initial public offerings in emerging economies offset declines elsewhere and helped support the global new issues market in the third quarter, according to a new report on the sector by Ernst &Young
The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, is willing to accept more risk and greater volatility in returns as it steps up its push into the poorest countries, IFC chief executive Lars Thunell has told the Financial Times
African states have begun tapping some of the $300bn held by domestic pension funds to finance economic development, at a time when sub-Saharan countries are experiencing unprecedented rates of growth but also a slowdown in foreign aid
Pushing for a higher renminbi is not a policy for the G7 – it is a substitute for one. China is not susceptible to pressure and has made clear the renminbi will rise when it is ready
