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IMF Working Paper-Assessing Macrofinancial Risks from Crypto Assets
September 29, 2023--Summary:
Failures in the crypto space-including the fall of Terra USD and the FTX debacle-have sparked calls for strengthening countries' policy frameworks for crypto assets, including by enhanced regulation and supervision. How have these heightened concerns about crypto assets been picked up in systemic risk assessment, and what can be done going forward?
In this paper, we introduce a conceptual macrofinancial framework to understand and track systemic risks stemming from crypto assets. Specifically, we propose a country-level Crypto-Risk Assessment Matrix (C-RAM) to summarize the main vulnerabilities, useful indicators, potential triggers and potential policy responses related to the crypto sector. We also discuss how experts and officials can weave in specific vulnerabilities stemming from crypto asset activity into their assessment of systemic risk, and how they can provide policy advice and take action to help contain systemic risks when needed.
Source: imf.org
World Bank Trade Watch-Goods Trade Weakened Further
September 25, 2023--Global goods trade contracted further in the second quarter of 2023 as demand weakened in all regions amid tight monetary conditions, lingering inflationary pressures, and elevated geopolitical tensions.
Services trade continued to recover, with travel on track to exceed 2019 pre-pandemic levels in 2023, particularly in China and the rest of East Asia.
Containerized shipping activity eased somewhat from May through August 2023, suggesting continued weakness in trade volumes.
Source: worldbank.org
OECD-Interim Economic Outlook, September 2023 Confronting inflation and low growth
September 19, 2023--The global economy proved more resilient than expected in the first half of 2023, but global growth is projected to be lower in 2024. Headline inflation is coming down but core inflation remains persistent.
The global economy proved more resilient than expected in the first half of 2023, but the growth outlook remains weak.
With monetary policy becoming increasingly visible and a weaker-than-expected recovery in China, global growth in 2024 is projected to be lower than in 2023. While headline inflation has been declining, core inflation remains persistent, driven by the services sector and still relatively tight labour markets. Risks continue to be tilted to the downside. Inflation could continue to prove more persistent than anticipated, with further disruptions to energy and food markets still possible. A sharper slowdown in China would drag on growth around the world even further. Public debt remains elevated in many countries.
Source: OECD
Global debt hits record $307 trillion, debt ratios climb-IIF
September 19, 2023-- Global debt hit a record $307 trillion in the second quarter of the year despite rising interest rates curbing bank credit, with markets such as the United States and Japan driving the rise, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said on Tuesday.
The financial services trade group said in a report that global debt in dollar terms had risen by $10 trillion in the first half of 2023 and by $100 trillion over the past decade.
It said the latest increase has lifted the global debt-to-GDP ratio for a second straight quarter to 336%. Prior to 2023, the debt ratio had been declining for seven quarters.
Source: reuters.com
Where is the global economy heading in 2024? This is what chief economists think
September 15, 2023--The global economy is likely to weaken in the coming year, according to 61% of respondents in the World Economic Forum’s latest Chief Economists Outlook.
A majority (86%) of chief economists are optimistic that the global inflationary surge will ease.
Economists warn that the economic outlook could undermine progress towards development goals, with 74% saying geopolitical tensions will have the same effect.
If you're looking for a one-word summary of what lies ahead for the world economy in the coming year, it could well be "volatility".
One of the biggest sources of this volatility will be geopolitics, according to the chief economists surveyed for the World Economic Forum's latest Chief Economists Outlook.
But the situation is also nuanced, the report suggests. More positive shifts appear likely, including drops in inflation and a slowdown in interest rate rises.
Source: weforum.org
Global Debt Is Returning to its Rising Trend
September 13, 2023--Although global debt recorded another significant decline in 2022, it is still high, with debt sustainability remaining a concern
The global debt burden retreated for the second year in a row, even though it remains above its already-high pre-pandemic level, according to the latest update of our Global Debt Database.
The total debt stood at 238 percent of global gross domestic product last year, 9 percentage points higher than in 2019. In US dollar terms, debt amounted to $235 trillion, or $200 billion above its level in 2021.
Policymakers will need to be unwavering over the next few years in their commitment to preserving debt sustainability.
Source: imf.org
World Trade Report 2023 makes case for "re-globalization" amid early signs of fragmentation
September 12, 2023--The 2023 edition of the WTO's World Trade Report presents new evidence of the benefits of broader, more inclusive economic integration as early indications of trade fragmentation threaten to unwind growth and development.
The flagship publication, launched on 12 September, features findings on how re-globalization- or increased international cooperation and broader integration- can support security, inclusiveness, and environmental sustainability.
"The post-1945 international economic order was built on the idea that interdependence among nations through increased trade and economic ties would foster peace and shared prosperity. For most of the past 75 years, this idea guided policymakers, and helped lay the foundation for an unprecedented era of growth, higher living standards and poverty reduction," For most of the past 75 years, this idea guided policymakers, and helped lay the foundation for an unprecedented era of growth, higher living standards and poverty reduction," WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says in her foreword to the report.
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO)
IEA Sees 'Beginning Of The End" Of Fossil Fuel Era
September 12, 2023---For the first time, world demand for oil, gas and coal is forecast to peak this decade due to the "spectacular" growth of cleaner energy technologies and electric cars, the International Energy Agency's chief said Tuesday.
The IEA's annual World Energy Outlook, due out next month, will show that "the world is on the cusp of a historic turning point", executive director Fatih Birol wrote in a column in the Financial Times.
The shift will have implications for the battle against climate change as it will bring forward the peak in greenhouse gas emissions, Birol said.
Source: barrons.com
Algorithmic Trading Global Market Report 2023: Pioneering Innovations Drive Algorithmic Trading Market, Empowering Traders with Automation
September 11, 2023-The "Algorithmic Trading Global Market Report 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The global algorithmic trading market has demonstrated remarkable growth, expanding from $16.02 billion in 2022 to $18.06 billion in 2023, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12.7%.
The algorithmic trading market is projected to continue its upward trajectory, reaching $28.59 billion by 2027, driven by a robust CAGR of 12.2%.
Source: Research and Markets
Worldwide Digital Asset-Based Exchange Traded Products AUM Surges 51% Year-to-Date
September 7, 2023--Fineqia International Inc. (the "Company" or "Fineqia"), a leading digital asset and fintech investment business, announces that its analysis of global Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) with digital assets as underlying collateral, revealed a 51% growth in total Assets Under Management (AUM) in the year-to-date (YTD) period amid renewed interest by investors.
Year-to-date, total crypto AUM shows a premium growth of 63.5% compared to the underlying value of digital assets, which grew slower at 31.5% since the beginning of the year. In Aug., total crypto AUM decreased 11% to $30.2 billion from $34 billion. The decrease mirrored the drop in values of digital assets during the same period. The market value of crypto assets fell 11%, to about $1.05 trillion from $1.17 trillion.
Source: Fineqia International Inc.
