A historic OPEC+ deal to curb oil output faces many obstacles
It marks a ceasefire in the price war, not a lasting truceApr 13th 2020MORE THAN one month after the onset of a bitter price war,…
Many economists defend disaster profiteers. They are wrong
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Labour markets take a dramatic turn for the worse
Apr 11th 2020AFTER YEARS of robust health, labour markets have taken a dramatic turn for the worse. With the pandemic forcing…
Joe Stiglitz and the IMF have warmed to each other
FEW JOBS are as daunting as minister of the economy of Argentina. But Martín Guzmán, who was given the post in December, has…
Should the IMF dole out more special drawing rights?
Apr 11th 2020GOVERNMENTS AROUND the world are seeing their finances savaged by the pandemic. And poor ones, who are also suffering…
Why a lot of startups will come to regret their unicorn status
Apr 11th 2020IN JULY 2006 Yahoo, a faded internet giant, offered to buy Facebook, then a fledgling, for $1bn. Billion-dollar offers…
How sick might banks get?
Apr 8th 2020FROM EBENEZER SCROOGE to Gru in “Despicable Me”, the villain redeemed is a time-honoured trope in fiction. There…
Emerging-market lockdowns match rich-world ones. The handouts do not
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Economists’ forecasts for GDP growth in 2020 vary widely
ECONOMISTS cannot revise down their forecasts of GDP growth for the effects of the coronavirus pandemic fast enough. All agree…