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Which countries' economies are doing best? Those that beat the virus.
Dec 14, 2020
As central bankers around the world meet to close out the year, some face stronger economic headwinds than others.
Even with a vaccine, global economic recovery will be starkly uneven — OECD
Dec 1, 2020
OECD chief economist Laurence Boone says governments must double down on providing support to avoid "scarring effects."
Top central bankers: Economy needs help despite vaccine news
Nov 13, 2020
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Congress “may need to do more” to cushion the blow from the pandemic.
Safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine may not arrive until April 2021 or later
Oct 6, 2020
What does that longer timeline mean for the global economy?
Universal basic income, blockchain and more: Reimagining the next decade
Aug 18, 2020
"If people don't have money in their pockets, then this type of economy that we have can't work," says Wharton professor Mauro Guillén.
If the U.S. economy gets sick, other countries could catch 'pneumonia'
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jul 23, 2020
The U.S. health crisis isn't just depressing the national economy. The global economy could feel it, too.
The IMF predicts the global economy will shrink by 5% this year
by
Justin Ho
Jun 24, 2020
That means fewer jobs and more debt. And the U.S. may be in for even worse.
For public good, not for profit.
"A moment of reckoning for the United States at home and abroad"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Alli Fam
Jun 9, 2020
The country's coalition-building power overseas has weakened as it focuses on crises at home, researcher Torrey Taussig says.
IMF says global economy will shrink 3% this year because of COVID-19
Apr 14, 2020
IMF economists talked to epidemiologists and tried to estimate how much COVID-19 restrictions will affect the economy.
The impact of coronavirus is being felt across the global economy
by
Justin Ho
Feb 12, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak's impact has already shown up in various parts of the economy.