Strong stock and bond markets at odds over global growth
It looks like something has to give in global markets. Stocks and bonds around the world have rallied atypically together since the start of the year, rewarding investors both bullish…
Sizzling US energy stock rally confronts global growth worries
A scorching rally in US energy shares has left investors facing a tough decision: hold on despite growing worries that global growth will slow or lock in profits in one…
The big shortcoming: A grumpy 2020 for global growth
US political clouds coupled with wider climate and digital transformations point to a tricky 2020 for the world economy, although experts say a lurch back to crisis is improbable. The…
After decades, China sputters as engine of global oil demand growth
China’s crude oil imports are on track to peak as soon as next year as transport fuel demand begins to decline for the world’s top crude buyer, ending the country’s…
Global economic growth woes in the midst of pandemic
“The COVID-19 crisis has been a brutal reminder that, for all of our wealth and technological mastery, we are still vulnerable to catastrophic tail risks. To ensure future prosperity, we…
Beating the odds: growth in global recession
A few days into the new year, Pakistan has been faced with lowered growth rate projections for the current fiscal year as well as the next two years according to…
Global economy in 2019: Growth beginning to fray
American farmers have been forced to warehouse a bumper crop of soybeans, or sell at a loss, while a Midwest medical supply company is considering shipping production overseas amid growing…
Emphasis on world trade, investment and restoration of global economic growth
The leaders of the G-20 countries ended their London meeting agreeing on a set of measures which, if implemented, would set a new era of international cooperation. The leaders pledged…
Choking growth
Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF, meaning the economy gets to stay afloat for another six months. However, behind the superficial macroeconomic stability is only economic stagnation…
A recipe for economic growth
PAKISTAN has a history of sacrificing economic growth for short-term macroeconomic stabilisation. At its core, structural weaknesses of the economy — the low tax-to-GDP ratio and foreign exchange deficit —…
