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5 July 2008
A
socialist answer to the global rise in gas prices
1 July 2008
Bank for International Settlements annual report
World economy may be at "tipping point"
30 June 2008
Fed
minutes show extent of Bear Stearns crisis
27 June 2008
US
Fed caught in global turbulence
13 June 2008
Two
truck drivers killed as European and Asian fuel protests spread
2 June 2008
Fuel
price protests spread across Europe
10 June 2008
The world food crisis and the capitalist market
Part Three
9 June 2008
The world food crisis and the capitalist market
Part Two
7 June 2008
The world food crisis and the capitalist market
Part One
2 May 2008
Agricultural
corporations boast huge profits in midst of food crisis
19 April 2008
IMF
and OECD: Europe will be hit hard by US recession
18 April 2008
Shades of 1929: the global implications of the US
banking collapse
Part 3
17 April 2008
Shades of 1929: the global implications of the US
banking collapse
Part 2
16 April 2008
Shades of 1929: the global implications of the US
banking collapse
Part 1
29 March 2008
Global
food prices rise and famine increases
22 March 2008
US
financial crisis fuels social unrest Workers protest rising prices
in UAE, Egypt
20 March 2008
Asian
economies hit by US financial crisis and slowdown
18 March 2008
Shades
of 1929: Bear Stearns collapse signals deepest crisis since Great
Depression
5 March 2008
Oil-linked
inflation destabilizes Africa, Middle East
3 March 2008
Letters on review of Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine
1 March 2008
BMW
axes 8,100 jobs to increase profits
28 February 2008
A superficial analysis of global capitalism--Part
2
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by
Naomi Klein, Allen Lane: 2007
27 February 2008
Mining
firms impose huge price hike on Chinese steelmakers: a sign of
global inflation
A superficial analysis of global capitalism--Part
1
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi
Klein, Allen Lane: 2007
25 February 2008
Food
prices continue to rise worldwide
20 February 2008
Sino-Australian
relations complicated by BHP's attempted merger with Rio Tinto
5 February 2008
The
world crisis of capitalism and the prospects for socialism--Part
five
4 February 2008
The
world crisis of capitalism and the prospects for socialism--Part
four
2 February 2008
The
world crisis of capitalism and the prospects for socialism--Part
three
1 February 2008
The
world crisis of capitalism and the prospects for socialism--Part
two
31 January 2008
The
world crisis of capitalism and the prospects for socialism--Part
one
24 January 2008
US
recession fears provoke continued market turmoil
23 January 2008
US
cuts interest rates amid fears of global financial collapse
22 January 2008
Threat
of US recession panics global stock markets
13 December 2007
Central
banks coordinate actions amid fears of a global financial breakdown
7 December 2007
Amid
global financial instability: China-EU trade tensions intensify
23 October 2007
G7
meetings highlight deepening problems for US and world economy
22 October 2007
IMF
growth forecast not as good as it looks
3 October 2007
Markets
continue to rise but US dollar slides
20 September 2007
Contradictions
mount in US and world economy in wake of Fed rate cut
19 September 2007
US
Fed rate cut fires up Wall Street
17 September 2007
Credit
crisis spreads as British bank collapses
8 September 2007
Prospects
for US recession increase as jobs report shows first decline
in four years
7 September 2007
World
economy: Credit crunch could bring recession
5 September 2007
German
bank loss only the start
3 September 2007
US
housing crisis could spark serious economic downturn
30 August 2007
World
economy: Financial crisis exposes market myths
24 August 2007
World
economy: Credit crunch fallout begins to spread
20 August 2007
Credit
crisis claims another bank
18 August 2007
Fed
moves to halt market meltdown
17 August 2007
Wild
gyrations on world markets
16 August 2007
Millions
of toxic toys recalled: The nightmarish reality of global capitalism
13 August 2007
Worldwide
market panic compels central banks to intervene
10 August 2007
Credit
fears spark stock market plunge
2 August 2007
Bursting
of credit bubble underlies stock market turbulence
31 July 2007
Global
credit crisis fuels stock market turmoil
24 April 2007
After
strong growth, world economy at a "turning point"
12 April 2007
US
steps up trade pressure on China
2 March 2007
Wild
swings on Wall Street
28 February 2007
Global
markets slide after China sell-off
3 February 2007
Big
oil companies post record profits for 2006
21 November 2006
Milton
Friedman 1912-2006: "Free market" architect of social
reaction
8 November 2006
The
crisis of US imperialism in historical perspective
4 October 2006
The
multi-billion dollar demise of hedge fund Amaranth
18 August 2006
Warnings
of a US recession and global slowdown
26 July 2006
Bitter
recriminations as trade talks collapse
30 June 2006
Bankers'
bank puzzles over state of world economy
24 June 2006
Global
markets stabilise but risks increase
17 June 2006
Global
market slide may have further to go
9 May 2006
Asian
growth rates rise but employment problems deepen
25 April 2006
Global
growth rates rise, but the foundations are shaky
14 March 2006
Bank
of Japan policy shift will have global impact
2 March 2006
WSWS International Editorial Board meeting
Nick Beams: Report on world economy in 2006--Part Three
1 March 2006
WSWS International Editorial Board meeting
Nick Beams: Report on world economy in 2006--Part Two
28 February 2006
WSWS International Editorial Board meeting
Nick Beams: Report on the world economy in 2006--Part One
14 February 2006
US
trade gap hits another record
1 February 2006
The
legacy of US Fed chairman Greenspan
19 December 2005
WTO
talks keep trade round on life support
12 December 2005
WTO
trade talks head for a stalemate
29 July 2005
China's
yuan revaluation a response to increased US pressure
21 July 2005
Greenspan
points to "significant uncertainties" in US economy
5 July 2005
A
warning to the G-8 from the bankers' bank
14 June 2005
Global
interest rate "conundrum" recalls the 1930s
30 May 2005
World
economy becoming more dependent on US debt
26 May 2005
OECD
warns time is "running out" to correct global imbalances
23 May 2005
US
indebtedness a growing threat to global stability
17 May 2005
Clouds
gather over world economy
2 May 2005
US
growth rate points to global downturn
18 April 2005
World
markets expecting further falls
12 April 2005
Global
financial system faces growing risks
22 December 2004
Dollar
devaluation cannot right the US economy
8 December 2004
Question
mark over US dollar's global role
29 November 2004
US
dollar slide continues
23 November 2004
US
dollar slide to continue after G20 meeting
18 November 2004
US
dollar slide increases global tensions
8 November 2004
US
debt ceiling to be lifted
16 June 2004
The
growing irrelevance of the G8 summit
9 June 2004
US
Fed set to lift rates
17 May 2004
Global
recovery could be short lived
5 May 2004
China
"overheating" spells trouble for world economy
22 April 2004
Proceed
carefully with interest rate rise, IMF warns
14 April 2004
Marxism and the political economy of Paul Sweezy
Part 7: The socialist revolution
13 April 2004
Marxism and the political economy of Paul Sweezy
Part 6: Writing off the working class
12 April 2004
Marxism and the political economy of Paul Sweezy
Part 5: "The tendency of the surplus to rise"
9 April 2004
Marxism and the political economy of Paul Sweezy
Part 4: Monopoly Capital
8 April 2004
Marxism and the political economy of Paul Sweezy
Part 3: The breakdown theory
7 April 2004
Marxism and the political economy of Paul Sweezy
Part 2: The Theory of Capitalist Development
6 April 2004
Marxism and the political economy of Paul Sweezy
Part 1: Early influences
1 April 2004
Banker's
speech points to global problems
15 March 2004
US
trade gap highlights rising debt burden
9 February 2004
G7
papers over growing problems
12 January 2004
IMF
delivers strong warning on growth of US debt
6 January 2004
The
Parmalat scandal: Europe's ten-billion euro black hole
3 January 2004
World
economy: No smooth path to growth in 2004
25 November 2003
Whither
the US dollar?
21 November 2003
No
agreement in Miami on FTAA Free trade lite deal papers over US-Latin
American conflict
31 October 2003
US
growth rate climbs but economic problems remain
13 October 2003
UN
agency warns of "anxious time" for world economy
30 September 2003
Dollar
fall adds to global turbulence
23 September 2003
World
growth increasing but imbalances getting worse
17 September 2003
WTO
meeting collapses as trading system begins to crack
12 June 2003
US mortgage financier in derivatives trouble
What is going on at Freddie Mac?
11 June 2003
World
economy sliding towards deflation and recession
4 June 2003
US-Europe
tensions grow as Washington talks down the dollar
3 June 2003
G8
summit: a widening gap between reality and rhetoric
29 May 2003
Currency
upheaval could have major consequences
21 May 2003
Dollar
decline accelerates as US treasurer abandons "strong"
currency policy
20 May 2003
Worsening
global economic problems see G8 divisions deepen
12 May 2003
US
Fed acknowledges deflation threat
29 April 2003
Conventional
"economic wisdom" overturned
15 April 2003
IMF
cuts global economic growth forecast
25 March 2003
War
rally on Wall Street may be short-lived
11 March 2003
Derivatives
pose "potentially lethal" threat to financial system
11 February 2003
Growing
criticism of Bush budget deficit
28 January 2003
Davos
summit: From the "new economy" to war and recession
17 January 2003
Worsening
problems for global economy
31 December 2002
Deflation
threatens world economic growth
13 December 2002
Global
survey reveals growing economic hardship, opposition to US
20 November 2002
Telecommunications
layoffs mount worldwide
16 October 2002
Deflation
threat to world economy
2 October 2002
Capital markets are "not functioning"
Wall Street suffers worst quarter since 1987
27 September 2002
World
economy like a "house of cards"
26 September 2002
Bank
of Japan announces desperate measures to shore up banking system
24 September 2002
Global
imbalances are "unsustainable" says IMF
18 September 2002
The
stock market bubble and Mr Greenspan
17 September 2002
IMF
report warns of global financial risks
4 September 2002
Fear
of global slump sparks share market plunge
29 August 2002
Is
the US economy heading into deflation?
28 August 2002
Bankers'
bank sounds some warnings
22 July 2002
Trans-Atlantic
tensions worsen over agricultural policy
27 June 2002
G-8
security operation-the stifling and criminalizing of dissent
26 June 2002
Economic
problems mount as G-8 summit meets
18 June 2002
US
dollar's "virtuous circle" may be turning vicious
17 June 2002
Record
write-downs by telecom firms
5 June 2002
Wall
Street broker rebuked for misleading investors
21 May 2002
US
under fire over steel and farm policies
29 April 2002
AOL
Time Warner announces record loss
26 April 2002
Mounting
international opposition to US steel tariffs
11 April 2002
IBM
profit warning gives the market a jolt
16 March 2002
The World Economic Crisis: 1991-2001
Part 3
15 March 2002
The World Economic Crisis: 1991-2001
Part 2
14 March 2002
The World Economic Crisis: 1991-2001
Part 1
8 March 2002
Steel
decision threatens to spark trade war
13 February 2002
G-7
meeting keeps silent on major problems
29 January 2002
The
Enron collapse and the crisis of the profit system
10 December 2001
Japan
moves into recession as credit rating cut again
6 December 2001
Enron:
The real face of the "new economy"
28 November 2001
US
recession now official: "new economy" expansion one
of weakest on record
23 November 2001
Stock
markets rise but global growth forecasts revised down
Argentina on the edge of default--Is Brazil next?
19 November 2001
Last-minute
deal starts new trade round
1 November 2001
Lloyd's
members insist "very large profits are possible" following
September 11
31 October 2001
General
Motors plans to axe thousands of jobs in Europe
27 October 2001
Sharp
fall in global trade growth
22 October 2001
OECD
slashes growth forecast
19 October 2001
Global
downturn could set off financial turbulence
16 October 2001
Australian
economy reveals trend to global recession
12 October 2001
United
Nations slashes growth forecast
9 October 2001
Whistling
in the dark at G7 finance meeting
27 September 2001
Britain:
Recession intensified by terror attacks in US
21 September 2001
Markets
continue to "rollercoaster down"
18 September 2001
Record
one-day point fall on Wall Street
Japanese economy plunges
14 September 2001
Layoff
announcements point to global recession
Global technology slowdown hits "Asian tiger"
economies
6 September 2001
IMF
points to danger of a "protracted global downturn"
5 September 2001
Stocks
plunge amid fears of world slump
28 August 2001
Minutes
point to mounting problems for the US Fed
10 August 2001
UK
manufacturing officially in recession
9 August 2001
Some
"fundamentals" of the "new economy" exposed
7 August 2001
WTO's
"reality check" reveals widening differences
31 July 2001
US
downturn deepens trend to world recession
23 July 2001
Divisions
widen at Genoa in the face of global economic downturn
12 July 2001
Marconi
job losses rise to 10,000
28 June 2001
Fed
interest rate cut will not halt US downturn
18 June 2001
US
industrial output falls for the eighth consecutive month
Nortel losses rock Canadian capital
16 June 2001
Oxfam
report says "rigged trade" is widening gap between
rich and poor countries
14 June 2001
Bank
report points to growing difficulties for world economy
12 June 2001
Japan's
economy contracts as Koizumi announces restructuring plans
5 June 2001
Manufacturing
production slows worldwide
2 June 2001
US
slowdown hits Asian economies
26 May 2001
Economic
slowdown in euro zone
17 May 2001
Australian
companies shed thousands of jobs as economy deteriorates
16 May 2001
US
Fed cuts rates citing decline in investment
11 May 2001
Surprise
interest rate cut by European Central Bank
7 May 2001
OECD
cuts growth forecast
1 May 2001
Group
of Seven meeting calls a "ceasefire" but interest rate
"war" not over
28 April 2001
IMF
report points to global slowdown and potential disruption
26 April 2001
World
Trade Organisation agreement aims at privatising public services
25 April 2001
US-European
economic tensions increase
18 April 2001
ECB
interest rate decision opens up a financial rift
17 April 2001
Scotland:
"Silicon Glen" hit as Motorola sheds 26,000 jobs worldwide
12 April 2001
Global
growth forecast revised down
10 April 2001
Japan's
latest economic package merely a 'band-aid'
9 April 2001
Australian
dollar plunge an expression of global tendencies
21 March 2001
US,
Japan interest rate cuts point to global problems
20 March 2001
US
stock market slide: a turning point in American and world politics
16 March 2001
Australian
dollar falls below 50 US cents amid growing signs of recession
14 March 2001
Stock
markets take a "fundamental" hit
7 March 2001
Australian
economy heads for recession
6 March 2001
World
economy moving towards recession
2 March 2001
Japan
gets credit downgrade as recession tendencies grow
1 March 2001
Slowdown
in US economy to continue, says Greenspan
23 February 2001
Corruption
row sparks financial storm in Turkey
19 February 2001
Concerns
grow behind G-7 official optimism
17 February 2001
Canadian
big business rattled by deteriorating economic situation
16 February 2001
Japanese
economy continues to stagnate
14 February 2001
Testimony
highlights Greenspan's erratic course
12 February 2001
More
than 275,000 layoffs in the US in the last two months
9 February 2001
Australian
central bank cites US slowdown in interest rate cut
8 February 2001
Is
the US economy on the Japanese road?
1 February 2001
Ericsson
outsourcing deal threatens 11,000 jobs worldwide
30 January 2001
Recession
clouds gather over Davos summit
6 December 2000
Turkish
banking crisis: another indication of global turbulence
19 October 2000
Euro
resumes its downward slide
5 October 2000
Debt-fueled
US economy set up for a fall
29 September 2000
Economic
instability dominates
South East Asia
26 September 2000
Danger
of global crisis sparked G7 euro intervention
20 September 2000
Oil
prices rises could trigger cut in growth
19 September 2000
US
dollar surge brings currency market turmoil
16 September 2000
World Economic Forum summit discussions
An expression of deep-going political shifts
15 September 2000
United
Nations meets in crisis at Millennium Summit
13 September 2000
McKinsey
report on Japan demands "open door" for international
capital
9 September 2000
A
glimpse of US-Japan economic tensions
28 August 2000
Record
US trade deficit a symptom of deeper economic problems
28 July 2000
Rhetoric
but no action, on global financial problems at G8 summit
22 July 2000
As G8 summit meets
Debt stranglehold tightens
14 July 2000
Japan's
debt crisis hangs over global economy
3 July 2000
Asian
"recovery" on shaky foundations
10 June 2000
Bank
report points to financial storms
26 May 2000
China
trade bill approved by US House of Representatives
16 May 2000
The
merger of the Frankfurt and London stock exchanges
5 May 2000
Soros
withdrawal: a sign of things to come
3 May 2000
Economic
nationalism sets the tone for IMF protests in Washington
17 April 2000
Wall
Street's crisis and the shattering of illusions
15 April 2000
Central issue facing the protesters in Washington:
Lack of political perspective endangers movement against IMF
and World Bank
An insider's look at the IMF
14 April 2000
Behind IMF optimism on growth
Major imbalances in world economy
13 April 2000
Sell-off
of high-tech stocks reveals fragility of US financial boom
Merger of Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Bank fails
4 April 2000
Oil
producers denounce US bullying
27 March 2000
US
pressure on OPEC meeting to increase oil production
22 March 2000
US
interest rate rise to fuel economic policy conflicts
20 March 2000
World
Water Commission recommends privatisation of water supplies
18 March 2000
IMF
row reveals US-German tensions
9 March 2000
US-OPEC
tensions over rising oil prices
8 March 2000
US veto on top IMF post
German nominee forced to withdraw
2 March 2000
What's
behind the split in stockmarket values
12 February 2000
A
scare on US bond markets
11 February 2000
Japan
slides back into recession
26 January 2000
Concerns
in G7 over "imbalances" in world economy
15 January 2000
Seattle
and beyond: disarming the New World Order
5 January 2000
Britain's
"debt relief" and what it means for the world's poor
15 December 1999
Mounting
concern over implications of WTO failure
14 December 1999
Frankfurt
intends to "go it alone" in creating pan-European stock
exchange
9 December 1999
A
letter on the WTO talks
8 December 1999
The
collapse of the WTO talks: What this means for global capitalism
6 December 1999
The
social meaning of the anti-WTO protests in Seattle
4 December 1999
International
banker points to fundamental crisis in global capitalism
3 December 1999
Clinton
interview sparks warnings of WTO split
30 November 1999
Thousands protest at World Trade Organization meeting
in Seattle
Political first principles for a movement against global capitalism
29 November 1999
Human
Development report shows worsening poverty in South Asia
27 November 1999
Agendaless
in Seattle: WTO talks could become a "fiasco"
16 November 1999
China-US
trade deal to "restructure" Chinese economy
5 November 1999
Trade
talks could "blow up" says US commerce secretary
30 October 1999
Trade
war over beef between Britain and France
16 October 1999
World
trade talks seek dismantling of public health, education and
services
15 October 1999
Splits
widen in the World Trade Organisation
1 October 1999
Ecuador
default, Colombia devaluation: renewed debt and currency jitters
in Latin America
30 September 1999
US-Japan
conflicts over rising yen
18 August 1999
As WTO prepares for "Millennium Round"
World trade conflicts intensify
10 August 1999
Dollar
fears spark market jitters
1 July 1999
Federal Reserve opts for small
interest rate rise
US "bubble" continues to inflate
30 June 1999
The Forbes 200 list: billions for the privileged
few
26 June 1999
Greenspan
points to "imbalances" in US economy
22 June 1999
Debt
relief: A yawning gap between rhetoric and reality
18 June 1999
Nervous
wait for interest rate decision
10 June 1999
Bank
sounds warning on global stability
8 June 1999
"Free
market" program boost world poverty
1 June 1999
Falling
euro a symptom of wider problems
28 May 1999
No
answers from finance capital's "wise men"
27 May 1999
Conflict over World Trade Organisation leadership
Why the US is backing former New Zealand Prime Minister
20 May 1999
A
revealing report on the super rich
19 May 1999
UNICEF
report cites declining levels of education and literacy world-wide
14 May 1999
First
bananas, now beef fuels US-EU trade war
6 April 1999
Japanese
unemployment climbs as "restructuring" begins
23 March 1999
World
Bank chief sounds the alarm
16 March 1999
Japanese
contraction reveals global tendencies
9 March 1999
Much
more than bananas at stake in US-Europe trade conflict
5 March 1999
US
imposes tariff sanctions on European luxury goods
23 February 1999
Conflicts
in G7 as world economy moves closer to slump
17 February 1999
New
fears of stockmarket slide
Clinton administration moves to impose punitive tariffs
on Japanese, Brazilian steel imports
4 February 1999
Dire
warnings but no agreement at World Economic Forum
30 January 1999
A sign of a fragile economic system
China's first major financial bankruptcy
US-EU banana dispute intensifies world trade tensions
26 January 1999
Japanese
finance minister attacks "Washington consensus"
22 January 1999
IMF
"mistakes" part of a long-developed program
21 January 1999
The
euro's launch heralds major economic and social conflicts
20 January 1999
Banana
war threatens jobs and heralds wider trade conflicts
19 January 1999
Hunger
will increase in 1999, UN warns
16 January 1999
Brazil
crisis exposes global faultlines
12 January 1999
What
is fueling the Internet stocks' bubble?
6 January 1999
United
Nations agencies document mounting world hunger
22 December 1998
Soros
warns of "market fundamentalism"
15 December 1998
Deflation drives job-cutting
Exxon-Mobil merger to form world's largest company
9 December 1998
Pentagon
report calls Asia a "core security concern"
5 December 1998
Statistics
show gathering world recession
3 December 1998
Boeing
announcement brings US job cuts to 500,000 in 1998
Asian economic slump deepens
25 November 1998
In
the wake of APEC fiasco...
Clinton threatens Japan with trade backlash
18 November 1998
Bitter
conflicts erupt at APEC summit
13 November 1998
US threatens sanctions against Europe and steel exporters
International trade tensions grow
12 November 1998
Markets
up, but financial crisis far from over
4 November 1998
Doubts
already surfacing on G7 plan for world financial crisis
27 October 1998
Banks,
not hedge funds, at centre of world financial crisis
20 October 1998
Oxfam
report details human cost of IMF programs
15 October 1998
Doubts
grow over Japanese bank bailout
10 October 1998
Deep-seated
fears send US dollar tumbling
8 October 1998
Conflicts dominate Washington meeting
World leaders at International Monetary Fund conference acknowledge
global economic crisis
3 October 1998
More
questions than answers on hedge fund collapse
26 September 1998
Unemployment
growing by millions says ILO report
25 September 1998
Crisis meeting on Wall Street:
Emergency bailout for bond market speculator
18 September 1998
Global
economic turmoil:
Cold water treatment for Clinton plan
17 September 1998
More
signs of recession in US economy
15 September 1998
Japan
enters deepest post-war recession
1 September 1998
Market
crash portends major political shifts in the United States
28 August 1998
International
market turmoil: A sea-change in world economy
25 August 1998
Russian
crisis shakes global markets
6 August 1998
Wall
Street tumble: a warning of things to come
23 July 1998
Greenspan:
US central bank will resist a movement for higher wages
14 July 1998
Officials
discuss global economic crisis:
Not a "new economic paradigm" but old disorders
11 July 1998
IRS
overhaul will benefit US business and the rich
22 April 1998
Washington meeting fails to discuss global financial
crisis
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