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Global economy weighs on Fed outlook
2016-04-06 22:23:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The risk of a global economic slowdown was a key factor in the decision not to raise interest rates in March, the minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting show.
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Surging Renewables Keep Global CO2 Flat Economy Grows
2016-03-19 00:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: The International Energy Agency has confirmed that global carbon dioxide emissions have decoupled from economic growth. The IEA reports that for the second year in a row, the world economy has grown while energy-related CO2 emissions - the primary cause of climate change - remained flat, thanks to energy efficiency and a big surge in renewables. This decoupling is "unprecedented" and "huge according to IEA chief Fatih Birol. The IEA explains that the only three previous times in the last four...
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IMF warns global economy "vulnerable"
2016-02-25 01:56:49| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
IMF says the global economy has weakened further and warns it is "highly vulnerable to adverse shocks".
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Fed 'monitoring' global economy
2016-01-27 21:29:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Federal Reserve has said it is "closely monitoring" global economic conditions but would not raise US interest rates.
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Climate calamity top threat to global economy in 2016
2016-01-14 11:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Disasters caused by climate change beat nuclear proliferation and forced migrations to head economists concerns for the year ahead. A survey of 750 experts by the World Economic Forum before its annual meeting in Switzerland next week pushed the environment to first place in 11 years. Climate change is exacerbating more risks than ever before in terms of water crises, food shortages, constrained economic growth, weaker societal cohesion and increased security risks, said Cecilia Reyes, chief...
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