global growth
OECD cuts global economic growth forecast over trade tensions, Brexit uncertainty
Wed, Mar 06, 2019
Growth in China, which faces an economic slowdown, was revised down slightly to 6.2 per cent from 6.3 per cent for this year and was steady at six per cent for 2020. But the OECD warned that "a sharper slowdown in China would hit growth and trade prospects around the world".
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IMF lowers global growth rate projections for 2019 to 3.5%; This is why
Mon, Jan 21, 2019
According to the report, the main shared policy priority is for countries to resolve cooperatively and quickly their trade disagreements and the resulting policy uncertainty, rather than raising harmful barriers further and destabilising an already slowing global economy.
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Global economy has peaked; trade war torpedoes optimism
Thu, Jul 26, 2018
World stocks have been whipsawed by several sell-offs in recent weeks. The dollar has risen 5 percent since April on those concerns and on still-solid expectations for several more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes this year and next.
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2018 global growth to roll to highs not seen in eight years: Reuters poll
Wed, Jan 24, 2018
The global economy is expected to grow at a robust pace this year and reach an altitude not seen since 2010, as momentum builds in developed economies and inflation revives, Reuters polls of over 500 economists showed.
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Risks of ‘barks’ becoming ‘bites’ cannot be ignored: Standard Chartered
Thu, Dec 14, 2017
"Monetary policy in general is likely to shift from ultra-accommodative to more neutral as inflation rises but remains well below longer-term averages," the Standard Chartered report said, adding "The biggest risk to global growth in 2018 is complacency; warning signs, if ignored, could turn ‘barks’ into ‘bites’," said the report
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BOJ holds policy steady; upgrades view on global growth
Fri, Jun 16, 2017
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Friday and upgraded its assessment of private consumption and overseas growth, signalling its confidence that an export-driven economic recovery was broadening and gaining momentum.
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