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Explained Live: A glossary for troubled world economy, is there a rice crisis, and the vice presidential polls
Economy

Explained Live: A glossary for troubled world economy, is there a rice crisis, and the vice presidential polls

Notwithstanding rapid increases in interest rates by the US central bank, the inflation rate for June came in at 9.1 per cent. This is the highest in 40 years in the US. Many observers have pointed to an inversion of the US yield curve to argue that the US central bank will not be able to achieve a soft-landing for the economy. And yet, the US dollar continues to gain against all other currencies. Now, in what is being seen as a reverse currency war, most central banks across the world are trying to raise their interest rates to counter the Fed’s actions and ensure their respective currency claws back value against the dollar. We write the impact of the global economy. The southwest monsoon’s revival this month has resulted in the total area sown under kharif crops not only recovering, ...
What’s going on with the global economy? A chief economist’s view
Economy

What’s going on with the global economy? A chief economist’s view

Days ahead of the WEF’s Annual Meeting, it’s clear that one of the main topics of discussion will be the global economy. The Forum will publish its regular Chief Economists Outlook there, and one of the chief economists who contributes to that survey is Janet Henry, Global Chief Economist at HSBC. She spoke to the Radio Davos podcast about the headwinds in a global economy battered by COVID-19, and now by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the knock on effects of that around the world. We started by asking Janet Henry about inflation. This is an edited transcript. Impact of inflation on the global economy Janet Henry, Global Chief Economist at HSBC: Inflation was already at a multi-decade high in many places when the current commodity price shock struck. A stronger than expec...