This quarterly examination of the short-term economic outlook for the world’s major economies also contains an in-depth analysis of a number of issues that are relevant for understanding world economic trends and developments.
World Outlook: Global Economic Trends and Prospects: Spring 2006
World Outlook: Global Economic Trends and Prospects: Spring 2006
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- The world economy will continue to expand this year because of strength in the US, Chinese, Russian and Indian economies.
- A factor that is boosting economic activity in the world economy is low real interest rates.
- The world economy has been able to withstand elevated energy prices in part because oil prices adjusted for inflation remain below prices attained in the late 1970s.
- Strong employment growth will ensure that the US economy will record another year of solid economic growth.
- It appears that deflation is finally coming to an end in Japan.
- The French economy will continue to languish due to the recent decision to reject modest labour market reforms.
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