Tag Archives: Stagflation

The World Bank warned Tuesday that the global economy faces the risk of dreaded “stagflation,” with this combination of high inflation and low growth tipping some countries into recession. “The war in Ukraine, lockdowns in China, supply-chain disruptions, and the risk of stagflation are hammering growth. For many countries, recession will be hard to avoid,” said World Bank President David Malpass. In its updated Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank slashed its forecast for… Source link

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio is concerned about the potential for a stagflationary economic backdrop to take form amid persistently high levels of inflation and rising interest rates. “I think that most likely what we’re going to have is a period of stagflation. And then you have to understand how to build a portfolio that’s balanced for that kind of an environment,” the Bridgewater Associates founder and co-chief investment officer said in an interview for Yahoo Finance Presents. Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The risks of oil zeroing in on $100 Believe it or not, the current Russia-dominated news cycle has at least a couple of bright spots. The good news is that geopolitical events, like the one that sent the S&P 500 Index reeling into correction territory on Tuesday, tend to move the market in decisive yet mercifully short… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, November 11, 2021 Forget a ‘taper tantrum’ — ‘inflation indignation’ is here After Thursday’s bad news that consumer prices in October ran hotter — at over 6%, the hottest they’ve been since the first Bush administration, to be exact — than Wall Street expected, most of the emphasis has been on the reaction in stock markets,… Source link