IMFBlog2019-03-13T12:03:03-04:00November 15, 2018|
By Tobias Adrian, Fabio Natalucci, and Thomas Piontek
November 15, 2018
A drilling crew member raises a pipe on an oil rig in Texas: Energy is among the industries in which leveraged lending is most prevalent, along with telecommunications, health care, and technology (photo: Nick Oxford/Reuters/Newscom)
We warned in the most recent Global Financial Stability Report that speculative excesses in some financial markets may be approaching […]
IMFBlog2019-03-13T14:30:52-04:00September 11, 2018|
By IMFBlog
September 11, 2018
A guard stands outside former US investment bank Lehman brothers (photo: Frances M. Roberts/Newscom)
The tenth anniversary of the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers and the global crisis that followed is a sober reminder of what has changed, and what has not, in the world of economics and finance. […]
IMFBlog2019-03-14T10:13:20-04:00June 26, 2018|
By Divya Kirti
June 26, 2018
Versions in Español, Português
A credit boom can be fueled by excessive optimism among investors (photo: Nick White/Newscom)
We’ve all heard about good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. Too much of the good stuff probably won’t do you any harm. Too much of the bad stuff can lead to a heart attack. […]
IMFBlog2017-04-14T02:15:37-04:00October 16, 2013|
(Version in Español & Português)
For many Latin American and Caribbean economies, clouds have appeared on the economic horizon. As the global growth momentum shifts from the emerging to the advanced economies, the strength of domestic economic policies will be crucial for how countries can cope with the combination of lower commodity prices and tighter external financing conditions.
Lower commodity prices have already started to affect the region’s commodity exporters. Even though prices remain high by historical standards, countries can no longer count on the […]
IMFBlog2017-04-14T02:16:09-04:00October 2, 2013|
By Erik Oppers
What’s up with weak credit? Five years into the economic crisis credit is still barely growing, and even declining in many advanced economies. Weak credit growth is a major factor holding back the economic recovery and governments have tried every policy they can come up with to jumpstart credit. Still, banks don’t seem to want to lend. Or is it the corporate sector and households that can’t afford to borrow? Many feel these policies are not working. What are […]
IMFBlog2017-04-15T14:04:51-04:00July 17, 2012|
IMFBlog2017-04-15T14:37:07-04:00May 25, 2010|
