ECONOMY & MARKETS

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said that the bank could raise interest rates if the unemployment rate drops below 7 percent.

With the world’s highest debt-to-GDP ratio and an increasing social security bill, Japan will have to consider more revenue.

Five years after the TARP program started, Washington has collected about half of what it's owed and yet has nearly broken even.

On a percentage basis, some companies paid double what other companies paid in taxes.

Without question, the financial crisis exacted a large personal and national cost.

India’s exports grew 12.97 percent in August compared to the corresponding period in 2012, while imports declined 0.68 percent year-on-year.

Nowhere on planet earth are people happier, a new U.N. report claims, than in one of its coldest corners: Scandinavia.

China’s industrial production in August rose 10.4 percent, while retail sales rose 13.4 percent indicating resilient growth.

Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto presented on Monday the fiscal reform for 2013 -- in an attempt to heal the deeply hurt Mexican economy.

Analysts say the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo won't do much for Japan's GDP, even if 3 trillion yen is injected into the economy over several years.

That's only half of the market capitalization of Yum! Brands, Inc., but it could still be too ambitious for Myanmar.

A map of all the cities where low-wage workers at Walmart and fast-food restaurants have gone on strike recently.

China’s inflationary pressures appear comparatively moderate, as its PPI falls -1.6 percent in August versus -2.3 percent In July.

Expansion of Japan’s real GDP in the second quarter was upwardly revised to 0.9 percent from 0.6 percent.

China’s unadjusted merchandise trade surplus advanced to $28.60 billion in August from $17.82 billion in July.

Expect a big upward revision in Japan’s Q2 GDP, more evidence of growth in China and stagflation signs in India.

The Chinese have some innovative ways to make money, and no, we aren't talking about selling kidneys.

Looking for a good place to stash cash? Here's a map of countries and regions that are former, current and emerging tax havens.

How closely gold prices and inflation are linked depends on what time period is being considered.

With New York Fashion Week under way, the City is awash in models, designers and fashionistas, but what economic benefit do they bring?

What's more, July's job growth was revised substantially downward - the exact opposite of what's needed for Fed stimulus reduction.

Quietly and steadily, the Asian giant has become Chile's favorite trading partner -- outpacing the United States.

Trouble in emerging markets dominated discussions about the global economy, while tensions between world leaders on Syria hung over the summit.

Close to the U.S., it's the healthiest of the emerging markets -- but it needs energy reform to stay competitive, analysts say.

A lack of printing paper has lead to the shutting down of several Venezuelan Newspapers.

Africa loses billions of dollars annually to tax evasion, but progress in St. Petersburg this week could begin to change that.

Aliko Dangote has signed a $3.3 billion financing deal to build Africa's biggest refinery in Nigeria.

Being the ninth-largest oil producer in the world isn't saving Venezuela from widespread power outages.

The August ADP private-sector job creation report may foretell a weak August nonfarm payroll report from the Labor Department.