This paper studies the macroeconomic consequences of undermining central bank independence through politically motivated ...

Fresh increases in the price of petrol and diesel are filtering through the economy, pushing up transport fares, food prices ...

Although the ongoing conflict between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other is centered in the ...

BEIJING, March 9 (Reuters) - China's consumer inflation accelerated to the highest in more than three years due to the ...

Rising tensions in the Middle East are pushing oil prices higher and threatening to reignite inflation, potentially forcing ...

In the most hopeful scenario for the global economy, the latest war in the Middle East ends within a few weeks. The region ...

More generally, a sustained energy shock would be recessionary for the advanced economies, where IMF research has shown that "recessions associated with a severe oil price shock [are much worse] than ...

For months, the region has been encouraged by low inflation and better-than-expected economic growth. A disruption to energy supplies from the Middle East could knock it off course.

Economic consequences are an intrinsic aspect of the Iran conflict, writes BBC economics editor Faisal Islam.

The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran add yet more question marks around a U.S. economy already buffeted by on-and-off tariffs ...

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, March 9 (Reuters) - Central banks across Europe came under market pressure ...

FRANKFURT, March 5 (Reuters) - A long war in Iran would push up inflation in the euro zone and hurt growth but it is still ...