March 3, 2021/IMFBlog By Luis Brandao-Marques and Gaston Gelos Interest rates are low, and “lower for longer” has become something of a mantra among policy makers, regulators, and other market watchers. But negative interest rates raise an entirely new set of questions. After eight years of experience with negative interest […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Implementing the United States’ Domestic and International Climate Mitigation Goals: A Supportive Fiscal Policy Approach
March 3, 2021/IMF By Ian Parry Summary: The United States has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050, meet sectoral objectives (e.g., for carbon free power, electric vehicles) and encourage greater mitigation among large emitting countries and of international transportation emissions. Fiscal policies at the national, sectoral, and international level […]
Oil Markets On Edge Ahead Of OPEC+ Meeting
March 2, 2021/OilPrice.com Chart of the Week – The volume of crude that went into Gulf Coast refineries declined by 2.7 mb/d for the week of February 19 as a result of the Texas grid crisis. – The drop in refinery processing of 2.4 mb/d, or 28%, was the largest […]
