World Economy


Goldman Sachs Says A Second Wave Of Coronavirus Could Make The Fed Rethink Negative Interest Rates

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But negative interest rates wouldn't be "very helpful" to the economy, said Zach Pandl, co-head of global foreign exchan... Read more

8-month 'structured Lockdowns' Could Halve Economic Damage From The Coronavirus, Research Claims

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Researchers at Cambridge University and the U.S. Federal Reserve Board found that imposing no lockdown measures in the f... Read more

World Bank President Warns The Global Coronavirus Recession Will Hurt Poorer Countries The Most

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"Many of the very populous countries need extra support right now," World Bank President David Malpass told CNBC on Wedn... Read more

Coronavirus Could Create 'a Generation Of Supersavers' And Reshape The Economy

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A generation of risk-averse supersavers could emerge from the fallout of the coronavirus crisis and potentially reshape ... Read more

IMF Chief Georgieva Says The World Is In A Recession, Containment Will Dictate Strength Of Recovery

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International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said Friday that the global economy is now in a recession thanks ... Read more

Massive Risks To World Economy As Virus Battle Rages

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The crash will almost certainly be accompanied by a surge in unemployment, especially in countries with weaker worker ri... Read more

White House Not Considering Three-month Tariff Deferral, Top Trade Advisor Peter Navarro Says

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The White House's top trade advisor denied on Tuesday that the Trump administration was considering a three-month deferr... Read more

A Fed Rate Cut In 2020 Is Now On The Table As Coronavirus Spreads, Economist Says

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The spread of the coronavirus could lead global central banks including the Federal Reserve to leverage their policies t... Read more

Trump Says GDP Would Be Near 4% And The Dow Could Be 10,000 Points Higher If It Weren't For The Fed

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The president has repeatedly taken the Fed and Chair Jerome Powell to task for aggressively raising rates. Read more

Trump Says He 'could Get Used To' Negative Interest Rates As He Knocks The Fed: 'Love That'

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President Trump touted at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the use of negative interest rates to bolster ... Read more

Trump At Davos Urges Countries To 'put Their Own Citizens First' As He Touts US Economic Success

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Hours before his impeachment trial was set to begin in earnest back home, Trump touted his "America First" agenda to wor... Read more

White House Top Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow Says Economic Growth Will Beat 3% This Year

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President Trump's top economic advisor said GDP growth in the U.S. should hit at least 3% in 2020. Read more

The Fed Could Cut Interest Rates 3 Times This Year, UBS Predicts

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Arend Kapteyn, global head of economic research at UBS, said the first Fed rate cut could come in March. Read more

The Fed Is Expected To Hold Rates Steady And Vow To Keep Short-term Lending Markets Stable

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The Fed is likely to indicate Wednesday afternoon it's not in a hurry to do anything to change its neutral stand on inte... Read more

The Fed Is Expected To Hold Rates Steady And Vow To Keep Short-term Lending Markets Stable

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The Fed is likely to indicate Wednesday afternoon it's not in a hurry to do anything to change its neutral stand on inte... Read more

'Awfully High' Risks Of A Global Recession In The Next 12-18 Months, Moody's Chief Economist Says

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"Even if we don't have a recession ... I think it's pretty clear that we're going to have a much weaker economy," says M... Read more

IMF Says Trade War Will Cut Global Growth To Lowest Since Financial Crisis A Decade Ago

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The U.S.-China trade war will cut 2019 global growth to its slowest pace since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the Inter... Read more

Fed's Bullard Warns Risks Remain High And US Economy May Slow More Sharply Than Expected

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St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said global trade and other risks remain high for a U.S. economy ... Read more

Millennials Are About To Trigger A Major 'changeover Point' For The US Economy, Asset Manager Says

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U.S. adults aged between 21 and 38 years old will prioritize "necessity spending" over the next decade, Bill Smead told ... Read more

5 Big Risks That The World's Fragile Economy Doesn't Need Right Now

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Global recession fears are rising. CNBC takes a look at some of the potential triggers for a contraction. Read more