The covid-19 pandemic has caused economic chaos and uncertainty. Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, our deputy editor, answer your questions about the global economy
Further reading:
Find The Economist’s most recent coverage of covid-19 here: https://econ.st/31E02VY
Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter to keep up to date with our latest covid-19 coverage: https://econ.st/3ghRh7W
Read our briefing on the damage covid-19 has done to world trade: https://econ.st/3gmUtPQ
Article: How resilient are the banks? https://econ.st/3eVKmBb
Our leader on why most investors and some firms are upbeat about the world economy: https://econ.st/2ZtvSC2
Daily Chart: America’s stockmarket just had its best quarter in 20 years: https://econ.st/2BYXmaC
Read about the euro area’s economic stimulus: https://econ.st/38wCnrX
Can Hong Kong remain a global financial centre? https://econ.st/2BvhiBX
Questions
00:25 - Will the economic shock caused by imposing lockdowns prove more costly than the pandemic itself?
01:52 - How could an economic recession shift the global balance of power?
02:34 - Will this be a chance for China to become the global financial hub?
04:53 - Which countries are most vulnerable to the effects of covid-19 and why?
06:22 - What will the impact on the jobs market be for those graduating in 2020?
08:43 - Has the pandemic made globalisation look like a liability?
Further reading:
Find The Economist’s most recent coverage of covid-19 here: https://econ.st/31E02VY
Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter to keep up to date with our latest covid-19 coverage: https://econ.st/3ghRh7W
Read our briefing on the damage covid-19 has done to world trade: https://econ.st/3gmUtPQ
Article: How resilient are the banks? https://econ.st/3eVKmBb
Our leader on why most investors and some firms are upbeat about the world economy: https://econ.st/2ZtvSC2
Daily Chart: America’s stockmarket just had its best quarter in 20 years: https://econ.st/2BYXmaC
Read about the euro area’s economic stimulus: https://econ.st/38wCnrX
Can Hong Kong remain a global financial centre? https://econ.st/2BvhiBX
Questions
00:25 - Will the economic shock caused by imposing lockdowns prove more costly than the pandemic itself?
01:52 - How could an economic recession shift the global balance of power?
02:34 - Will this be a chance for China to become the global financial hub?
04:53 - Which countries are most vulnerable to the effects of covid-19 and why?
06:22 - What will the impact on the jobs market be for those graduating in 2020?
08:43 - Has the pandemic made globalisation look like a liability?
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