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IMF Blog, September 4, 2014

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Bibliographic details

• Published: September 4, 2014

Overview

• Publication date: September 4, 2014
• Theme: A curated re-read of IMF blogs to catch readers up after the holiday period.

Key topics highlighted

• Europe and inflation
  • The European Central Bank is described as "center stage" as inflation in Europe has hit a trough.
  • Reference to a previous IMF blog about deflation published "back in March".
• Global interest rates
  • Discussion framed around "what will or won’t happen with global interest rates" and their broad impact.
• Emerging and frontier financial markets
  • Suggestion to re-examine "who owns emerging market debt" in light of new rumblings in emerging market economies.
• China
  • Emphasis that "the size of China’s economy has a huge impact on many countries."
• Low-income countries
  • Observation that "growth in low-income countries is on the move in ways you might not have expected."
• Inequality and growth
  • The pieces are linked to efforts to "better understand the links between rising inequality and economic growth."

Forward-looking signals and upcoming content

• Promise of continued blog coverage, including material tied to IMF flagship publications and events:
  • Next issues of the World Economic Outlook
  • Global Financial Stability Report
  • Fiscal Monitor
  • Coverage of "all the action from the IMF’s Annual Meetings in October"

Source: Back-to-School Blogs (September 4, 2014).

References

• blog about deflation
• global interest rates
• who owns emerging market debt
• size of China’s economy
• growth in low-income countries
• inequality