In this issue, you will find Isabelle Mateos y Lago's editorial, as well as the update of our “EcoNews” and “Markets Overview” sections.
The global economy’s unexpected resilience might have invited the self-congratulation that is a trademark of international official meetings. But policymakers gathered in Bangkok for the 2026 IMF Annual Meetings were wearily aware that “continued resilience cannot be taken for granted”, as noted in the prologue to the closing Chair’s Statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting. Growth forecasts remain in line with those made a year ago, when interest rates were much lower and no energy shock was in the cards, and even with those made in April, when a short shock was the base case
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