## Your Top 5 Back-to-School Blogs

_IMF Blog, September 2, 2021_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: The Editors
- Published: September 2, 2021

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### Publication details
- Credit: Photo: Ridofranz by Getty Images
- Cross-sector
- The Editors
- September 2, 2021

### Purpose and scope
- A curated list by IMFBlog editors highlighting top reads on economics and finance from the past few months.
- Aims to provide:
  - A snapshot on the state of the global economy.
  - A glimpse at the new world of cryptocurrencies.
  - Insight into the phenomenon of rising prices.

### Featured blog posts (top 5)
- Urgent Action Needed to Address a Worsening “Two-Track” Recovery
- Cryptoassets as National Currency? A Step Too Far
- US Dollar Share of Global Foreign Exchange Reserves Drops to 25-Year Low
- Four Facts about Soaring Consumer Food Prices
- Four Factors Behind the Metals Price Rally

### Engagement
- Readers are invited to provide feedback via a 3-question survey on IMFBlog.

### About IMFBlog
- IMFBlog is a forum for the views of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and officials on pressing economic and policy issues of the day.
- The IMF, based in Washington D.C., is an organization of 191 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation and financial stability around the world.
- The views expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF and its Executive Board.

*Source: Your Top 5 Back-to-School Blogs, IMFBlog, September 2, 2021.*

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## References

- [Urgent Action Needed to Address a Worsening “Two-Track” Recovery](https://blogs.imf.org/2021/07/07/urgent-action-needed-to-address-a-worsening-two-track-recovery/)
- [Cryptoassets as National Currency? A Step Too Far](https://blogs.imf.org/2021/07/26/cryptoassets-as-national-currency-a-step-too-far/)
- [US Dollar Share of Global Foreign Exchange Reserves Drops to 25-Year Low](https://blogs.imf.org/2021/05/05/us-dollar-share-of-global-foreign-exchange-reserves-drops-to-25-year-low/)
- [Four Facts about Soaring Consumer Food Prices](https://blogs.imf.org/2021/06/24/four-facts-about-soaring-consumer-food-prices/)
- [Four Factors Behind the Metals Price Rally](https://blogs.imf.org/2021/06/08/four-factors-behind-the-metals-price-rally/)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2021/09/02/your-top-5-back-to-school-blogs_