How Strengthening Standards for Data and Disclosure Can Make for a Greener Future
By Caio Ferreira, Fabio Natalucci, Ranjit Singh, and Felix Suntheim
Imagine you plan to invest your savings and are looking for a firm or sector with a sustainable business […]
The Policymaker’s Trilemma
By Abebe Aemro Selassie and Andrew Tiffin
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Imagine you’re a policymaker in sub-Saharan Africa. You’ve been charged with lifting your country out […]
Chart of the WeekHow Stock Markets Respond to Social Unrest
Philip Barrett and Sophia Chen
What happens to stock markets when social unrest—such as mass protests and riots—occurs? Are investors scared-off by the disorder? Or are they buoyed by the prospect […]
Economies in the Financial Spotlight in 2021
By IMFBlog
Throughout 2020 and into 2021, the global financial system withstood the effects of the global pandemic and economic lockdowns due to unprecedented policy support. […]
Chart of the WeekUS Dollar Share of Global Foreign Exchange Reserves Drops to 25-Year Low
By Serkan Arslanalp and Chima Simpson-Bell
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The share of US dollar reserves held by central banks fell to 59 […]
Understanding the Rise in Long-Term Rates
By Tobias Adrian, Rohit Goel, Sheheryar Malik, Fabio Natalucci
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The rise in long-term US […]
A Future with High Public Debt: Low-for-Long Is Not Low Forever
By Marcos Chamon and Jonathan D. Ostry
Many countries are experiencing a combination of high public debt and low interest rates. This was already the case in advanced economies even prior […]
What Pandemics Mean for Robots and Inequality
By Tahsin Saadi Sedik and Jiae Yoo
From car manufacture to self-service checkouts, we all see how automation can transform the world of work—with lower costs and higher productivity […]