TopicGlobal Economy

Topic: Global Economy

Global economic outlook has worsened since our last forecast 3 weeks back, IMF says

Eric Martin - 8 May, 2020

The IMF said in the World Economic Outlook report on 14 April that global gross domestic product will decline 3% this year.

Why financial markets will never be the same after the coronavirus crisis

Enda Curran - 6 May, 2020

Airlines, oil-drillers and other troubled industries are in line for bailouts, while banks are being browbeaten to stop paying out dividends

Survey shows Indians want economy to reopen but are most nervous about leaving home amid Covid

Revathi Krishnan - 5 May, 2020

The IPSOS survey was conducted on more than 28,000 people across 14 countries between 16-19 April.

World could leap ‘from Covid frying pan into climate fire’ if carbon emissions aren’t cut

Akshat Rathi - 5 May, 2020

G20 finance ministers and central bankers from 53 countries agree that many of the most effective solutions to Covid-19 are also those that reduce carbon footprint.

Why manufacturing economies will bounce back faster than service economies after pandemic

Rich Miller - 27 April, 2020

Getting companies to resume operations & factories to reopen is one thing. Persuading consumers to brave catching the coronavirus and go out is another.

Economists screwed up in 2008. Covid-19 gives them a shot at redemption

Noah Smith - 16 April, 2020

This downturn will be bigger & more complicated than 2008, which only increases need for theories to anticipate some of the potential scenarios.

You can flood the world with money but it’s losing its meaning

Jared Dillian - 16 April, 2020

It’s been some time since people thought about the concept of money and its purpose. The broad idea is that money has value, but that value is not arbitrary.

Why reopening the economy after pandemic will be more about ethics than science

Faye Flam - 15 April, 2020

The choice of when to reopen is not a scientific question, but a moral one informed by science: how much coronavirus risk are we willing to accept?

WFH is giving the world economy a sneak peek at our digital, virtual future

Enda Curran - 15 April, 2020

Cheaper internet connectivity has enabled explosive growth in online tools, allowing many white-collar roles to be done at home.

Don’t make Depression-era mistake, world needs post-pandemic stimulus: IMF’s Gita Gopinath

Rich Miller - 15 April, 2020

Once recovery has happened & we are past pandemic phase, advanced economies must undertake a broad-based stimulus, Gita Gopinath says.

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