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Coronavirus could force China to rein in Belt and Road ambitions
06th May, 2020Domestic economic challenges due to COVID-19 are likely to force China to dial back on big-ticket infrastructure projects. But Beijing will not shy away from bankrolling virus-hit countries to score geopolitical gains.
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FRBSF – Longer-Run Economic Consequences of Pandemics
19th April, 2020How do major pandemics affect economic activity in the medium to longer term? Is it consistent with what economic theory prescribes? Since these are rare events, historical evidence over many centuries is required.
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FRBSL – Corporate Bond Spreads and the Pandemic
19th April, 2020The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption in economic activity across the globe. What has been the effects of the ongoing pandemic and some of the policy responses on the corporate bond market?
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FRBSL – How the Impact of Social Distancing Ripples through the Economy
08th April, 2020While COVID-19 is having a devastating impact on the U.S. economy, its impact across industries is likely to be heterogeneous. High contact-intensive industries—ones that rely more on face-to-face interactions—are likely be more negatively affected.
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FRBSF – The Uncertainty Channel of the Coronavirus
30th March, 2020The outbreak of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has severely disrupted economic activity through various supply and demand channels. The pandemic can also have pervasive economic impact by raising uncertainty. In the past, sudden and outsized spikes in uncertainty have led to large and protracted increases in unemployment and declines in inflation.
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