IMF on the Global Macroeconomy, CBO on US-China Trade
Source: http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2008/07/imf_on_the_glob.htmlPosted on Friday, July 18th, 2008 | In Current Market News, Economics
Contributed by: Menzie Chinn (http://www.econbrowser.com) -
The IMF released an update to it’s World Economic Outlook yesterday.
IMF Gloomy on Growth, Sees Rising Inflation Threat
- Global economic growth to slow significantly in second half of 2008.
- Rising energy, commodity prices have boosted inflationary pressure
- Need to adapt to shift in purchasing power from commodity users to producers
The entire report is here.
In other news, the CBO released a new study on US-China trade, and what the revaluation has effected. A summary is on the CBO Director’s blog.
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 About Menzie Chinn (http://www.econbrowser.com)
Menzie David Chinn is a Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin. He is co-author of Econbrowser. |
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