December 1, 2020/IMFBlog By Gita Bhatt There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen. This saying could not be more apt today. The pandemic—which has disrupted the world in profound ways—has prompted countries to roll out significant policy changes that might otherwise have taken years. […]

December 1, 2020/OilPrice.com Chart of the Week –        U.S. distillate inventories declined to 143 million barrels in mid-November, dipping back into five-year-average territory for the first time since May. –    Inventories hit a high of 180 million barrels in July, just short of an all-time record high reached […]

November 30, 2020/Coronation Report Interest rates have been falling all year and the government is running a deficit. So, is it safe to assume that the government is issuing a lot more Treasury Bills and bonds than before? Not quite. Issuance has risen, but not much, as we explain on […]