February 19, 2021/OilPrice Oil prices have fallen back below $60 but remain at levels not seen since January 2020. Friday, February 19th, 2021 The Texas electricity crisis is easing, but the outages, damage, and human toll were historic. As of Friday morning, Texas grid operator ERCOT said that it would […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Why Inflation Risks in the United States are Low
February 19, 2021/IMF Weekend Read Culled—-IMF “After ending last year with unexpectedly strong vaccine success and hope that the pandemic and economic distress it caused would recede, we woke up to the reality of new virus variants and the unpredictable, winding road that it can lead the world down,” writes the […]
Structural Factors and Central Bank Credibility Limit Inflation Risks
February 19, 2021/IMFBlog By Gita Gopinath After ending last year with unexpectedly strong vaccine success and hope that the pandemic and economic distress it caused would recede, we woke up to the reality of new virus variants and the unpredictable, winding road that it can lead the world down. Something […]
