OPINION/EDITORIAL

Recession Fears Loom Large Over Oil Markets

Image Credit: OilPrice.com January 6, 2023/OilPrice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Oil prices experienced the worst start to the year in over three decades this week, falling by more than 9% over the first two days of trading. They have since recovered some of that loss, but are still set to […]

Thoughts on Inflation in a Supply-Constrained Economy

January 6, 2023/US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook At the 2023 Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana I am particularly pleased to be here today for multiple reasons. I think most of us feel some nostalgic pull to these meetings, though I do not think […]

How Economies and Financial Systems Can Better Gauge Climate Risks

(Credit: Peter Gallagher/Unsplash) January 4, 2023/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian, Vikram Haksar, and Ivo Krznar When it comes to the devastating impact of climate change, most people think of the harm inflicted on lives and livelihoods. Yet the effects of more frequent and extreme weather are just as consequential for the health of […]