Economics

Economics Editor Edmund Conway summarises a speech from Charlie Bean, deputy governor of the Bank of England, given to Cambridge Univerisity alumni this week, which touched on the state of the broader economy and quantitative easing.

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March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Pope Benedict XVI called on businessmen to put profits earned from production and services back into the “real economy” rather than seeking a “quick return on the financial markets.”

Few topics are more intriguing and debated than the cause and effect of our worldwide economic recession. C. Pat Obi, Purdue University Calumet professor of finance and economics, has studied extensively the factors and consequences that led to this finan

Health professions and the maritime industry are expected to lead the way in terms of job growth as the economy begins to rebound, panelists said Tuesday.