The most surprising long-term impacts of the 2008 financial crisis
Oct 5, 2018 · Containing financial vulnerabilities: Countries with more rapid credit growth and larger excess current account deficits in the years running up to the crisis found these …
Discover this week's must-read finance stories | World Economic …
Apr 29, 2025 · Catch up on the key stories and developments shaping the financial world. IMF ramps up probability of a US recession; Emerging markets seek regional solutions to tariffs; Is …
An economist explains what happens if there’s another financial …
Apr 30, 2019 · The financial crisis of 2008 may have started in the US banking sector but it went on to unleash the deepest global recession since the Great Depression.
Economic Costs of Fragmentation Could Eclipse Those of 2008 …
Jan 23, 2025 · The report, developed in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, shows that the economic impact of rising geoeconomic fragmentation could surpass the disruptions caused …
Could the 2008 financial crisis have been predicted and avoided?
Nov 7, 2018 · Ever since the 2008 financial crash and subsequent recession, economists have been pilloried for failing to foresee the crisis, and for not convincing policymakers of what …
What is 'financial repression' – and should countries embrace it as ...
Mar 25, 2025 · With global debt levels soaring, governments may be tempted to use ‘financial repression’ to lower their debt-to-GDP ratio. What is it and what are the risks?
What's the ‘Basel Endgame’ and can it help prevent financial crises ...
Jul 9, 2024 · Following the financial crisis of 2007-09, new banking rules, known as Basel III, were drawn up. Some are only just being finalized. The final stage of the reforms is referred to as …
AI may soon predict financial crises before they take root
Jun 5, 2024 · AI, by examining vast datasets, may have the power to identify the patterns that predict financial crises before they happen and take pre-emptive action to mitigate or even …
Climate crisis putting financial system at risk, warns insurer
Apr 9, 2025 · The global financial system is at risk, according to Allianz board member Günther Thallinger. In a recent LinkedIn post, he warned that escalating extreme weather events could …
What caused liquidity disruptions during the financial crisis?
Apr 7, 2015 · The Global Crisis that started with the Lehman Brothers failure in September 2008 and intensified, especially in the Eurozone, with the sovereign debt crisis after April 2010 was …