We are facing a global health crisis unlike any in the 75-year history of the United Nations — one that is spreading human suffering, infecting the global economy and upending people’s lives.

Why bonds, not stocks, could predict the next economic crisis in the US. A sell-off in US Treasuries has raised fears that investors’ long term confidence in the US economy is waning.

A cataclysmic blast in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, is poised to send an economy already deep in crisis hurtling toward a dangerous unknown. On Tuesday, a massive explosion at the city’s port ...

Understanding Economic Collapse . An economic collapse is an extraordinary event that is not necessarily a part of the standard economic cycle. It can occur at any point in the cycle, leading to ...

The International Monetary Fund is lending Sri Lanka $3bn (£2.4bn) to help it deal with its worst economic crisis in its history as an independent nation. Soaring prices, shortages of essential ...

Nigeria is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis in a generation, leading to widespread hardship and anger. A litre of petrol costs more than three times what it did nine months ago ...