The World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing is prepared by the Global Economic Monitoring Branch of UN DESA’s Economic Analysis and Policy Division.

And the US government’s partisan gridlock over the debt ceiling is far from resolved. All of that has the global economy in a vise grip that we won’t be free of anytime soon.

The World Economic Situation and Prospects Monthly Briefing is prepared by the Global Economic Monitoring Branch of UN DESA’s Economic Analysis and Policy Division.

While the World Bank has forecasted that the global economy will shrink by 5.2 percent in 2020 — the “downside scenario” its report notes pegs that contraction at 8 percent.

The global economy is expected to shrink by about 5.2% in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, making it one of the four most severe downturns in 150 years, the World Bank said Monday.

World Economic Outlook, April 2020: The Great Lockdown April 6, 2020 Description: The COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting high and rising human costs worldwide, and the necessary protection measures are ...

China China, officially the People’s Republic of China, is the second-largest economy in the world and the fastest-growing trillion-dollar economy.

This year is likely to see a “sluggish recovery" for the world economy, the International Monetary Fund said Monday. But it warned of deep problems with inequality and debt.

News 2020 Predictions for the Global Economy and Markets Here are our predictions for 2020 as a dynamic 2019 comes to a close.

The global economic crisis of 2020 left many nations reeling, yet one country emerged not just unscathed, but stronger than ...

The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year.

And the US government’s partisan gridlock over the debt ceiling is far from resolved. All of that has the global economy in a vise grip that we won’t be free of anytime soon.