News About The Global Economy 20-NOV-09 en-us Paris (AFP) Nov 19, 2009 - Emerging market economies China and India are poised to accelerate due to strong stimulus measures while Japan's recession has "bottomed out" and its economy will pick up, the OECD projected Thursday.]]> Singapore (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 - The global economic crisis is a wake-up call for China and Asia's export-led economies to speed up efforts to boost domestic spending and rely less on the US consumer, a veteran Morgan Stanley executive said Wednesday.]]> Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - A clear majority of Americans see China as an economic threat, a poll showed Monday, as Barack Obama sought to bolster relations on his first trip to Beijing and Shanghai as president.]]> Singapore (AFP) Nov 15, 2009 - President Barack Obama on Sunday vowed to take "serious steps" to cut the huge US budget deficit, which is complicating America's economic recovery hopes and threatening his own political prospects.]]> Beijing (AFP) Nov 11, 2009 - China said Wednesday that massive government spending was paying off as a new wave of data showed the world's third-largest economy continued to strengthen, following the worst global crisis in decades.]]> Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2009 - Property prices in major Chinese cities picked up in October, government data showed Tuesday, as people scrambled to buy amid fears that tax breaks and other favourable policies may soon be withdrawn.]]> Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt (AFP) Nov 8, 2009 - Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday he was encouraged by signs of an economic recovery in the United States, but hoped it would keep its budget deficit to an "appropriate size" to stabilise the US dollar exchange rate.]]> Beijing (AFP) Nov 4, 2009 - The World Bank Wednesday upgraded its 2009 growth forecast for China to 8.4 percent on the back of huge public spending but said stronger domestic demand was needed to ensure a sustainable recovery.]]> St Andrews, Scotland (AFP) Nov 6, 2009 - G20 finance ministers were meeting here on Friday to shore up recovery from the global financial crisis and thrash out funding for a still uncertain agreement on climate change.]]> Shanghai (AFP) Nov 5, 2009 - The sharp rebound in Chinese stocks has seen the total fortune of the nation's ultra-wealthy balloon by 141 billion dollars, Forbes magazine said Thursday as it released its annual China rich list.]]>