(Photo: TOBIASJO/iStock by Getty Images) Emerging Markets and Fed Tightening Monetary policy actions in one of the world’s largest economies can have a ripple effect around the globe. In a new blog, the IMF’s Stephan Danninger, Kenneth Kang and Hélène Poirson explain how emerging economies must prepare for the effects caused by the US Federal Reserve’s […]
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China’s Attempt To Kill The Oil Rally Is Bound To Fail
January 14, 2022/OilPrice.com In normal times, an announcement from China that it would release crude from its strategic reserves would drive oil prices down, but these aren’t normal times and the relentless oil rally has continued. Friday, January 14th, 2022 It may seem somewhat counterintuitive for the oil market to […]
Global Shipping Costs Are Moderating, But Pressures Remain
(PHOTO: PAWINEE/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES) CHART OF THE WEEK January 13, 20222/IMFBlog By Parisa Kamali Shipping costs soared over the past year as consumers unleashed pent-up savings to buy new merchandise while the pandemic continued to snarl the world’s supply chains. Container rates have more than quadrupled since the start of […]
