Fri, May 03, 2024

Economy

Jobless claims

Weekly Jobless Claims in the U.S. and Coronavirus

The world’s largest economy is struggling to cope with problems created by the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, many people from New York to Los Angeles lost their jobs. Moreover, it won’t be easy to replace so many jobs lost in 2020. Hopefully, new filings for jobless claims in the U.S. totaled 787,000 last week. Interestingly, this …

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Latest Regional Economic Outlook and Risk Factors

On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest Regional Economic Outlook report for Asia and the Pacific. This report contains interesting details. Let’s have a look at the report to learn more about the situation. Unfortunately, Asia’s economic contraction this year will be worse than expected. It makes sense as several emerging markets …

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the Middle East and Central Asia

Middle East and Central Asian Economies 2020

Countries across the world have to deal with numerous challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. Moreover, in the case of developing countries, it is even harder to solve all problems. Interestingly, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded its outlook for the Middle East and Central Asian economic recovery, projecting a 4.1% contraction for the region …

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How Governments are Trying to Deal with the Second Wave

The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the economy is huge, and the pandemic continues to dominate the headlines. Importantly, the pandemic had a dramatic impact on Europe’s economy. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic is far from being over. Moreover, a resurgence of cases once more underlines the severity of the problems. Governments are working hard …

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Rising Debt Level and its Impact on the Chinese Economy

The world’s second-largest economy continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Interestingly, the People’s Bank of China is ready to increase loans to an already debt-laden system. The country is ready to do whatever it takes to boost its economy. According to the information provided by the People’s Bank of China, the data for the …

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World Trade Organization Ruled in Favor of European Union

The World Trade Organization (WTO) made an important decision. The WTO has ruled that the European Union can impose around $4 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods, including aircraft and ketchup. It is worth mentioning that, the decision from WTO is the latest in a long-running dispute, regarding the subsidies to Boeing and Airbus. As …

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IMF and its global GDP forecast

International Monetary Fund and its Global GDP Forecast

On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) changed its global gross domestic product (GDP) forecast. Hopefully, the IMF turned slightly positive on the global economy for this year. According to the updated forecast, the IMF expects the global economy to contract by 4.4% in 2020. As a reminder, several months ago in June, the fund …

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Wibest – us china: The two countries fighting for petroleum products.

World’s Second Largest Economy and Strong Trade Data

Countries in different parts of the world suffered heavy losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, the pandemic is far from being over. Moreover, nobody knows for sure how long it would take to cope with the pandemic. Interestingly, the world’s second-largest economy reported trade data in September. It makes sense as most business activities …

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Unemployment Benefits, Donald Trump, and Negotiations

Governments and lawmakers are ready to do whatever it takes to boost the local economies. However, there are certain challenges as well. For example, in the case of the U.S. Democrats and Republicans still seem unable to reach an agreement regarding the enhanced unemployment benefits. Interestingly, the $600 weekly subsidy expired more than two months …

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