Beware the darkening clouds over global trade
By Eswar Prasad, Ethan WuAs optimism wanes over the prospects of China and the U.S. soon reaching a comprehensive deal to address the many economic disputes between them, stresses in global trade links...
View ArticleOctober 2019 update to TIGER: Sliding into synchronized stagnation
By Eswar Prasad, Ethan WuA worldwide slowdown is giving way to a synchronized stagnation characterized by weak growth in some major economies and essentially no growth or even mild contraction in...
View ArticleApril 2020 update to TIGER: The coronavirus collapse is upon us
By Eswar Prasad, Ethan WuThe world economy is facing its most severe challenge of the postwar period. Economic activity, financial markets, and private sector confidence are all collapsing. The latest...
View ArticleAnatomy of the coronavirus collapse
By Eswar Prasad, Ethan WuThe world economy is on the precipice of its worst crisis since World War II. As the newly updated Brookings-FT TIGER (Tracking Indexes for the Global Economic Recovery) makes...
View ArticleOctober 2020 update to TIGER: COVID-19 remains an impediment to the global...
By Darren Chang, Eswar Prasad, Ethan WuThe world economy is experiencing a tepid, uneven, and fragile recovery from the depths of the COVID-19 recession. The latest update of the Brookings-Financial...
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