This week’s issue of “Our Economy and the World” includes:
Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week
- BBC: Global economy set for weakest growth since pandemic, warns World Bank
- Bloomberg: BOJ fully prepared to end negative rate, likely in April, ex-official says
- Reuters: Outlook for German construction sector grim in 2024, researchers say
- Bloomberg: ECB’s De Cos says Euro Area probably failed to grow at end of 2023
Special Analysis
- World Bank: Global Economic Prospects – Subdued Growth, Multiple Challenges
Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week
- Reuters: Oil prices fall 1% after surprise US storage build
- CNBC: Japan’s Nikkei hits 33-year high as Asia markets rebound
