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High numbers of unproductive firms will cut GDP growth

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INTERNATIONAL

Low interest rates and easy financing conditions in major economies have triggered a search for yield on the part of investors flushed with liquidity and this has allowed…

China SOE reforms shift risk around financial system

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CHINA

China's state-owned enterprises.

Prospects for the global economy in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Europe and the United States may slip back into recession in the northern hemisphere winter. If vaccination succeeds, the advanced economies will recover robustly from mid-2021…

Bankruptcy rules will improve SME efficiency in China

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CHINA

However, the sector is held back by inefficiency in resolving financial distress, which prevents effective restructuring, closure and, more broadly, access to bank finance…

US bank volatility has less impact than in the EU

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EU/US

Although most banks remain stable, and central banks are primed to support any in difficulty, the combination of slower GDP growth, above-target inflation and fast-rising interest…

The stimulus schemes will stress the financial system

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INTERNATIONAL

While the Federal Reserve (Fed) rejects negative interest rates, and instead considers yield-curve control, even the prospect of negative US rates is accentuating distortions in…

Prospects for the global economy to end-2022

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PROSPECTS

Prospects for the global economy to end-2022.

Financial strains put China's economy in jeopardy

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CHINA

The risk of a financial crisis in China.

Euro-area bonds may offer NYTM for decades, or forever

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INTERNATIONAL

NYTM -- Japan and the euro-area.