OPINION/EDITORIAL

What to do When Low-for-Long Interest Rates are Lower and for Longer

December 14, 2020/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian Central banks have played a pivotal role in easing financial conditions in response to the COVID-19 shock, and helped avert a catastrophic downturn. However, their work is far from done. Yet more monetary stimulus will be needed to support economic recovery, and central banks […]

Oil Takes A Breather After Big Rally

December 11, 2020/OilPrice.com By Tom Kool Oil prices fell back on Friday morning following a strong rally on the back of an OPEC+ agreement and new COVID-19 vaccine rollouts around the globe. Friday, December 11th, 2020 Brent hit $50 per barrel on Thursday for the first time since March, edging […]

A Biden Presidency – Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa

December 11, 2020/Proshare by FDC Ltd  The United States (US) presidential election came to a nail biting photo-finish. The world watched and braced itself for what could be a stark change in leader-ship ideology and approach to diplomacy, or an even more disruptive four years if Donald Trump won a […]