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British inflation last month unexpectedly tumbled to 0.5 percent, its lowest in more than 14 years and far below the BoE's 2 percent target.

U.S. markets managed to eke out a slight gain amid uncertainty about Asia and Europe.

The United Nations said that high levels of unemployment among young people could eventually lead to "social unrest."

Only days earlier, the World Bank reduced its forecast to 3 percent, down from the 3.4 percent it had estimated six months ago.

Each of the most-afflicted countries now has the capability to isolate and treat every Ebola patient, he says.

The bats were found in a tree where children played near the house of an Ebola index case.

Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone collectively owe the organization $372 million.

Parliament is under pressure to approve a budget to get the next tranche of financial aid under a $17 billion IMF loan package.

The clashes erupted after about 6,000 protesters marched to commemorate the 2008 police shooting of Alexandros Grigoropoulos.

Warnings over further economic turmoil in Venezuela are becoming louder after OPEC declined to cut oil production last week.

While the spread of the Ebola outbreak appears to be slowing in Liberia, the economic impact of the virus has only just begun.

A former prosecutor and amateur rally driver, the 42-year-old Ponta has courted voters with tax cuts and promises of more pension hikes.

The attempted rigging of Libor showed that it was not just a case of a few bad apples, according to BoE Deputy Governor Minouche Shafik.

An increasing number of reports say China's economic growth rate will fall -- soon and sharply.

Teresa Romero, 44 had treated two patients, who died of Ebola.

His appointment inserts a friend of Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan at the heart of policymaking in New Delhi.

Merkel asked European Union leaders to consider the nervousness in financial markets about signs of a global slowdown.

The euro zone's sinking fortunes are raising alarm among global policymakers who fear the bloc is again dragging on the world economy.

The International Monetary Fund members say focusing on growth is the priority.

A slump in exports is the latest sign that Europe's largest economy is faltering amid broader euro zone weakness and crises abroad.

A new report by the IMF finds the world's major banks aren't healthy enough to support the global economic recovery alone.

Zhou Xiaochuan may get replaced as central banker, but China's president remains in control.

French magistrates have put Lagarde under formal investigation for "negligence" after questioning her for a fourth time.

The inquiry into tycoon Bernard Tapie has embroiled several of former president Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet members including Lagarde.

China should set an economic growth target of 6.5-7 percent for 2015, below its goal for 2014, and refrain from stimulus measures unless activity threatens to slow sharply from that level, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday.

The IMF warned that richer nations in particular faced the risk of economic stagnation unless they took steps to foster sustainable growth.

The latest numbers suggests a modest and sustainable pace of economic expansion that should see continued job growth.

Christine Lagarde & Co. appear to believe economic momentum has slackened since the publication of a key report in April.