March 18, 2022/IMF Weekend Read In today’s edition we focus on the wider economic implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, food price inflation, fragile and conflict-affected states, debt, unemployment, hidden assets, and much more. Ukraine War in Ukraine Reverberates Around World (PHOTO: IMF PHOTO) Analysis of the war’s global economic […]
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Oil Price Volatility Is Here To Stay
Image Credit:OilPrice.com March 18, 2022/OilPrice.com Oil prices are back above $100 after negotiations between Russia and Ukraine deteriorated. Energy markets are rife with uncertainty, with the IEA suggesting that consumers will have to figure out how to reduce demand as supply shortages loom. Friday, March 18th, 2022 Hopes that Russia […]
Pandemic’s E-commerce Surge Proves Less Persistent, More Varied
(Photo: simonkr/iStock by Getty Images) March 17, 2022/IMFBlog By Joel Alcedo, Alberto Cavallo, Bricklin Dwyer, Prachi Mishra, and Antonio Spilimbergo Spikes in the share of online spending are dissipating overall, but there’s significant variation by industry There’s no doubt that e-commerce helped many navigate the pandemic, from online shopping to […]
