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There is a high risk of a resurgence in COVID-19 infections derailing the world economy this year, according to a firm majority of economists in a Reuters poll, who forecast global GDP would reach pre-pandemic levels within two years.

Global economy threatened by COVID-19 resurgence There is a high risk of a resurgence in COVID-19 infections derailing the world economy this year, according to a firm majority of economists in a Reuters poll, who forecast global GDP would reach pre-pandemic levels within two years. That threat, flagged by analysts who have largely been too optimistic about recovery prospects, comes despite world stocks adding $33 trillion in value from March lows, lifted by stimulus overflows, near-zero intere...

Economic activity in the euro zone shrank markedly in January as stringent lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic hit the bloc's dominant service industry hard.

Economic activity in the euro zone shrank markedly in January as stringent lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic hit the bloc's dominant service industry hard.

Australia's economy, which entered 2021 in better shape than most of its peers, will gain further momentum from the successful domestic suppression of the coronavirus pandemic and supportive policies, according to a Reuters poll of economists.

UK economy to take at least two years to return to pre-COVID-19 level – Reuters poll It will take more than two years for Britain’s economy to recover to its pre-COVID-19 level, a Reuters poll found, but the Bank of England was still expected to keep rates steady until at least 2024 and to avoid negative borrowing costs. The British government has been ramping up its coronavirus vaccination programme in one of the hardest hit countries by the pandemic but another national lockdown, which is...

4 Min Read BENGALURU (Reuters) - The European Central Bank’s new policy package will have little effect on the euro zone’s coronavirus-ravaged economy, according to the forecasts of a Reuters poll of economists, who nearly halved their outlook for first-quarter growth. FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski Despite the ECB’s decision to top up its pandemic emergency purchases by half a trilli...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/reuters-poll-canadas-economic/"></div>BENGALURU (Reuters) – Canada’s economy will hit a major roadblock during the first quarter of 2021 before gaining momentum in the next quarter, according to economists in a Reuters poll who said the country’s GDP would reach its pre-pandemic growth levels within a year. Although economic activity had recovered partially from a record drop ...

The European Central Bank’s new policy package will have little effect on the euro zone’s coronavirus-ravaged economy, according to the forecasts of a Reuters poll of economists, who nearly halved their outlook for first-quarter growth. Despite the ECB’s decision to top up its pandemic emergency purchases by half a trillion euros to 1.85 trillion euros ...

POLL-UK economy to take at least two years to return to pre-COVID-19 level Reuters 1/15/2021 * reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/cb-polls?RIC=GBBASEQP BoE poll data * Reuters poll graphic on United Kingdom economic growth, inflation and interest rate outlook: https://tmsnrt.rs/3bEz6tW By Jonathan Cable LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - It will take more than two years for Britains economy to recover to its pre-COVID-19 level, a Reuters poll found, but the Bank of England was sti...