Policymakers need to get creative in tackling double whammy of supply glut and slow demand
With the global economy heading for its weakest expansion since the 2009 recession, pressure is on central banks and governments to deliver remedies
05 March 2020 - 15:54
Tokyo/Hong Kong — The coronavirus is delivering a one-two punch to the world economy, laying it low for months to come and forcing investors to reprice equities and bonds to account for lower company earnings.
From one side, the epidemic is hammering the capacity to produce goods as swathes of Chinese factories remain shuttered and workers housebound. That is stopping production of goods there and depriving companies elsewhere of the materials they need for their own businesses...
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