January 15, 2015 | Insights & Research/MasterCard MasterCard today reported the latest MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence (H2 2014) results for Asia Pacific. Find the press release here. Overall, consumers in Asia Pacific’s emerging markets remain optimistic despite a slight decline in consumer confidence for the region. This 2.9 Index […]

by Christine Lagarde Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Washington D.C.—January 15, 2015 Good morning! Diana, thank you for the kind introduction, and thank you to Christopher Tuttle and the Council on Foreign Relations for the opportunity to speak today about the outlook for the global economy in this New Year […]

Jan 12, 2015/Bloomberg Oil fell to the lowest level in more than 5 1/2 years after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Societe Generale SA reduced their price forecasts and Venezuela called on OPEC producers to work together to spur a rebound. West Texas Intermediate decreased as much as 5.1 percent […]