IMFBlog2019-08-07T07:54:48-05:00August 7, 2019|
By IMFBlog
Following a period of escalating prices, Canada’s housing market is cooling. Measures designed to strengthen financial stability such as more stringent tests of borrowers’ ability to repay their loans, along with higher interest rates, combined to make mortgage financing more expensive. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-07-29T16:39:03-05:00July 29, 2019|
Economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean remains sluggish. Real GDP is expected to grow by 0.6 percent in 2019—the slowest rate since 2016—before rising to 2.3 percent in 2020. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-07-23T10:05:55-05:00July 23, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-07-18T09:25:47-05:00July 17, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-07-10T12:54:35-05:00July 10, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-07-02T09:00:07-05:00July 2, 2019|
By Tobias Adrian, Rohit Goel and Fabio Natalucci
The slope of the yield curve in the US has inverted in recent months, making long-term debt significantly cheaper than short-term debt. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-06-27T09:37:18-05:00June 27, 2019|
By Tobias Adrian and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
From artificial intelligence to mobile applications, technology helps to increase your access to secure and efficient financial products and services. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-06-28T12:35:30-05:00June 26, 2019|
By Seán Nolan and Krishna Srinivasan
Earlier this year, Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe by leaving more than 1,000 people dead, thousands more missing, and damages in the billions. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-06-24T07:48:34-05:00June 24, 2019|
By Vivian Malta and Monique Newiak
Our chart of the week, drawn from the IMF’s 2019 economic health check for Nigeria, highlights substantial inequality in access to education between girls and boys, and between rich and poor. (more…)
