Risk
Rising Crypto-Equity Correlation Raises Bitcoin Stability Concerns
Am IMF report warns increasing crypto correlation with stocks limits its diversification benefits and increases volatility.
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Asset Allocation
COVID-19 ‘Fault Lines’ Cause IMF to Downgrade Forecast
Supply chain disruptions and inflation pressures weigh down the World Economic Outlook.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
IMF Upgrades Global Economic Forecast for 2021
Amid ‘exceptional uncertainty,’ World Economic Outlook projects 2021 growth of 5.5% after a 3.5% contraction in 2020.
IMF Upgrades Global Growth Forecast But Still Sees Deep Recession
Organization warns pandemic will reverse progress made in reducing global poverty and will increase inequality.
Asset Allocation
IMF Expects Worst Economic Fallout Since Great Depression
Group proposes four-point plan for ‘bridge to recovery,’ saying many emerging countries will need a reallocation of their limited public resources and an increase in the world’s flow of resources to them.
Research
Economic Harm from Virus: 0.4% Off World GDP
IHS Markit predicts that a prolonged problem will extend far beyond China.
Risk
Negative Surprises Spurs IMF to Cut Global Growth Forecast
IMF sees few signs of a turning point amid ‘new normal’ of higher uncertainty.
IMF Forecasts Global Growth Slowdown
World economic outlook downgraded to 3.3% growth in 2019.
IMF Cuts Outlook for Global Growth
Trade war with China contributes to downgrade for US forecast.
IMF Upgrades Global Growth Forecast
Report says global growth has had broadest upsurge since 2010.
Report: Millennials will have Similar Pensions to Current Retirees
Data shows retirement prospects for today’s workers not are ‘not the disaster’ other reports suggest.
IMF Raises Global Growth Forecast
US growth expected to be sluggish over the long term.