(Photo: SeanPavonePhoto/iStock by Getty Images) April 26, 2022/IMFBlog By Anne-Marie Gulde-Wolf, Sanjaya Panth, and Shanaka J. Peiris Region’s policymakers face difficult policy trade-offs and should protect the most vulnerable from rising fuel and food costs while enacting economic reforms to boost long-term growth. Economic growth in Asia and the Pacific […]

(Photo: faracowski/iStock by Getty Images) April 26, 2022/IMFBlog By Santiago Acosta-Ormaechea, Ilan Goldfajn and Jorge Roldos The War in Ukraine, higher inflation, tighter financial conditions, economic decelerations of key trading partners, and social discontent may dim growth prospects. The war in Ukraine is shaking the global economy and raising uncertainty […]

April 26, 2022/OilPrice.com Chart of the Week – Depressed by draconian lockdowns that might be extended well into May, Chinese refinery runs are set to reach a post-pandemic low this month. – According to S&P Platts, throughput rates at the country’s four state-owned refiners fell to 76%, the lowest since […]