Economic events
IMF warns of further market sell-offs as central banks adjust policy
The International Monetary Fund has warned of more market sell-offs as central banks try to combat higher inflation and ease back on pandemic stimulus measures. Market players had started the year on an optimistic footing, predicting some economic momentum on the back of an easing of Covid-19 restrictions, which would likely provide a boost to […]
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China’s economy may be ‘struggling’ — but it’s ‘not in serious trouble,’ says economist
The Chinese economy is “struggling” for now — but it’s “not in serious trouble,” according to Derek Scissors chief economist at research firm China Beige Book. “We’re not looking at outright contraction as China suffered in 2020,” Scissors told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Tuesday. He was referring to how the Chinese economy saw a […]
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Here are the new 2022 growth forecasts for 21 countries
The IMF cut its global growth forecast for 2022 because of the Ukraine war, but some countries are affected worse than others. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images IMF 2022 growth projections Country 2022 real GDP forecast India 8.2% Saudi Arabia 7.6% Spain 4.8% China 4.4% Australia 4.2% UAE 4.2% Singapore 4.0% Canada […]
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One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF
Mounting frustration over inflation, scarcity and lengthy power cuts brought demonstrators in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Monday. Angry protestors called for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Buddhika Weerasinghe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday, killing […]
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IMF cuts global growth forecasts on Russia-Ukraine war, says risks to economy have risen sharply
A view of damage in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on April 17, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its global growth projections for 2022 and 2023, saying the economic hit from Russia’s unprovoked invasion of […]
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World Bank slashes global growth forecast to 3.2% from 4.1%, citing Ukraine war
A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund – World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. Johannes Christo | Reuters WASHINGTON — The World Bank lowered its annual global growth forecast for 2022 on Monday by nearly a full percentage point, down from […]
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Sri Lanka’s reluctance to tap IMF helped push it into an economic abyss
Protesters in Colombo on Easter, April 17, 2022. The Rajapaksa government has leaned heavily on its foreign exchange reserves, eroding them by more than 70% in two years. Jewel Samad | AFP | Getty Images Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis has triggered an unprecedented wave of spontaneous protests as the island nation of 22 million […]
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Goldman says recession risks are growing, but it’s too early to worry. Here’s why
Goldman Sachs says it’s too early for “recession obsession.” Source
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China’s Covid policy locks down a city three times the size of New York
The Huangpu River splits the Chinese city of Shanghai between the older settlement on the west and the newer, financial center on the east. Johannes Eisele | Afp | Getty Images China’s latest wave of Covid restrictions has forced millions of people — roughly three times as many as live in New York City — […]
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Investors rush toward stocks geared to a recession as market remains stuck in 9-month range
The S&P 500 has spent just about all of the past three months below the minus-5% threshold and finished last week at a level first reached nearly nine months ago. Source
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