Should We Be Worried About Growth In China?

With recent Chinese Q1 GDP numbers at 7.7%, should we be worried about growth in China? Virginie Maisonneuve, Head of Global and International Equities at Schroders, says markets should look at China’s longer-term picture in light of the new government, and not overly focus on one quarter’s data. The world’s two largest engines of growth – the […]

Global Economy Is Improving But Europe Lags Behind, Says OECD

Global economic activity is picking up, but the continuing crisis in the euro area is delaying a meaningful recovery, the OECD said in its latest Interim Economic Assessment. ‌The Assessment, presented in Paris by Chief Economist Pier Carlo Padoan, says that the G7 economies are expected to grow at an annualised 2.4 per cent rate […]