June 21, 2019/OilPrice.com The shooting down of a U.S. drone over Iran has led to the most serious escalation of the U.S.-Iran conflict yet, with oil prices soaring by more than 5 percent on Thursday. Friday, June 21st, 2019 Oil prices spiked by roughly 5 percent on Thursday as the […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Mapping the World’s Financial Weak Spots
June 20, 2019 By IMFBlog Where will the next financial crisis come from? The short answer is: We don’t know. We can, however, look for vulnerabilities in the system that, if left untreated, can develop into problems. What do we mean by a vulnerability? It is an area of weakness […]
China Deepens Global Finance Links as It Joins Benchmark Indexes
June 19, 2019/IMFBlog By Sally Chen, Dimitris Drakopoulos, and Rohit Goel China is embarking on the next stage of its integration into global financial markets. It is a stage that is likely to see a fresh flood of overseas investment, improved liquidity, better governance, and a broader range of instruments. […]
