Financial Outlook

As the State Ports Authority welcomes a record number of cruise ships to its passenger terminal this year and moves closer to completing a master plan for those docks and the surrounding waterfront acreage, the agency posed a question: How much do these fun ships help the local economy?

NEW DELHI – India’s central bank has shifted gear from the ultra-loose monetary policy used to help the economy rebound but it will go slow in hiking interest rates to ensure growth stays on track, analysts say.

China’s economy made a strong start to the year, according to a pair of business surveys released on Monday that also underlined the mounting challenge policymakers face to curb inflation.

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It’s too bad there is no single economic indicator that gives us a completely accurate insight in to how the economy is actually doing.

Feb. 1 — South Korea’s exports rose in January as the recovery of the global economy spurred demand for the nation’s cars, televisions and mobile phones.

Everyone is hurting from the recession, including one group you may not necessarily think of: The Amish. Our Katie Gibas tells us how and why this self-sufficient community is struggling in this economy.

People are finding many different ways to cope with the tough economy.

SCOTLAND could trail the rest of the UK for up to three years as the housing bubble starts expanding again south of the Border, experts said yesterday.

Feb. 1 — Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said the Israeli economy would benefit if the Jewish state was able to reach peace with its neighbors, which would increase investment in the country.