In her first State of the Union address, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled plans to get Europe’s battered economy back on track through a green new deal

The crisis on by COVID-19 has prompted many economists and policymakers to rethink their stance on universal basic income

Switzerland’s second-largest bank hopes its new app will rival fintechs like Britain’s Revolut and Germany’s N26

Initial claims dropped to a five-month low, but the US Labour Department says this doesn’t signal a strong recovery in the labour market

Abe’s announcement that he will be stepping down for health reasons comes as Japan’s economy sinks deeper into recession

As tensions rise between Australia and its largest trading partner, China, the former asks whether it can really afford to sever economic ties

With India’s economy weakening and inflation rising, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep interest rates on hold in its August policy review meeting

Germany has a long history of saving for crises. Now that it’s in the midst of one, the country’s fastidious commitment to budget-balancing has been vindicated

Joblessness in Spain has hit its highest level since 2018 as experts warn that the country’s labour market will take a long time to recover from the pandemic’s impact

The International Monetary Fund has confirmed it will release $498m to aid Ecuador’s economic development

Huawei is likely to face resistance establishing its 5G mobile networks in Europe amid fears of Chinese data misuse and US pressure

A fiscally responsible 2019 budget has convinced the IMF to resume aid to Ukraine. The $3.9bn commitment will offer a much needed boost to the country as it faces up to escalating Russian aggression

Political events can have huge effects on the global economy. Millicent Angel examines some of the most significant examples across the 20th and 21st centuries

Denmark’s new business minister, appointed last week, vows to crack down on Danske Bank and its money laundering scandal

A federal judge has ruled that the merger of AT&T and Time Warner can go ahead after being held up by a government lawsuit for more than six months