STATUS CHECK: NASDAQ WOWS; TRUMP REPEATS; SHELTON UP
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s updated status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes: With the VIX down 4.13% to a calmer 24.60, the Nasdaq set another record in a big way, gaining 2.51% or 263.90 on the back of Tesla (+9.47% to record high), Peloton […]
IMF WEO: CHINA TO ESCAPE PANDEMIC ECONOMIC DECLINES
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath’s summary of the World Economic Outlook update published Tuesday outlining sharp declines in economic activity throughout much of the world with the notable exception of China, where the pandemic originated: The world has changed dramatically in the three months since our last update of […]
WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: GLOBAL GROWTH CUT TO +3.0%; US GROWTH +2.4%
–Canada Growth Forecast Stable at +1.5%/’19; UK +1.2% –China Growth Cut a Tenth to 6.1% WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Despite central bank accommodation in Europe and the United States, the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook released Tuesday cut projected global growth by another two tenths to 3.0% for this year. The Euro area’s growth […]
IMF WEO UPDATE: GLOBAL GROWTH REMAINS SUBDUED
–Trade Tensions, Brexit Trim Tenth From Global Growth to 3.2% This Year –Growth Projections for 2020 ‘Is Precarious’ –Risks ‘Mainly to the Downsides –Chides US for Using Tariffs Vs Bilateral Trade Balances WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The International Monetary Fund’s mid-year update to its World Economic Outlook Tuesday saw only extremely modest downgrades in growth projections, […]