The Global Economy to Contract the Most since World War II

10 June 2020

Research

The Global Economy will contract the most since world war II this year and emerging nations output will shrink for the first time in at least six decades due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Reducing Income and Sending Millions of People Into Into Poverty, the World Bank, the world bank Said. Global Gross Domestic Product Will Probably Shrink 5.2% in 2020, The Washington-Based Development Organization Said in Its Semi-Annual Global Economic Prospects Report Monday. Emerging and Developing Economies will shrink 2.5%, their world performance in data that starts in 1960, it said. (Bloomberg) Treasury Yields Fell on Tuesday as the Massive Stock Rally Hit A Pause. Investors Also Awaited the Federal Reserve`s Monetary Policy Decision. The yield on the benchmark 10-year treasury note dropped 7 base points to 0.81% and the yield on the 30-year bond was down 9 base points at 1.56%. (Bloomberg) Source: Danareksa Securities Debt Researchphoto by Kevin Iiaselli On Unsplash