This week’s issue of “Our Economy and the World” includes:
Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week
- Reuters: Shutdown is costing US economy $15 billion a day, Bessent says
- Reuters: German economy expected to grow in Q4, economic indicator shows
- Reuters: IMF sounds alarm about high global public debt, urges countries to build buffers
- Bloomberg: IMF urges UK to keep two forecasts a year in split with Reeves
Special Analysis
- IMF: Spending Smarter: How Efficient and Well-Allocated Public Spending Can Boost Economic Growth
Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week
- Reuters: Oil prices dip, stay near 5-month low on US-China trade tensions, looming supply surplus
- Reuters: Gold extends record run past $4,200 on rate-cut hopes, safe-haven fervor
