Global economy enters a ‘synchronised stagnation’ period – FT

The global economy has entered a period of “synchronised stagnation” with weak growth in some countries and no growth or a mild contraction in others, according to research by the Brookings Institution think-tank and the Financial Times.

Headline economic indicators have slipped to their lowest levels since the spring of 2016, with real activity in both advanced and emerging economies losing momentum, compounded by falling economic confidence, the latest update of the tracking index has found. Only relatively strong performance in financial markets stopped the index from falling further into negative territory.

Although there are few signs yet of the poor performance turning into a global recession, policymakers have struggled in recent months to revive their economies, raising fears that they have limited scope to stimulate growth and little appetite for effective reform.

Via Financial Times