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Recently I searched the  Thoughts from the Frontline archives to see how often I used the word “bubble.” It was more than I thought, and I wasn’t quoting Don Ho. The bubbles I talked about were anything but tiny. Most of them subsequently popped, too. Recently I searched the  Thoughts from the Frontline archives to see how often I used the word “bubble.” It was more than I thought, and I wasn’t quoting Don Ho. The bubbles I talked about were anything but tiny. Most of them subsequently popped, too. For most people, buying a home is the biggest single purchase they ever make. I...

Rating agency monitoring the two countries.

S&P Global is monitoring Brazil and South Africa for fiscal fallout from recent volatility in domestic debt markets, said the rating agency's lead emerging market economist.

February 8, 2021 A large share of small businesses in the District continue to feel the negative effects of COVID-19. In the first quarter, small- and medium-sized firms shed more than 15% of their employees year over year, only some of which recovered through June according to stats from ADP, a payroll processing firm. By the third quarter, the Census Bureau’s weekly Small Business Pulse Survey reported that three-quarters of small businesses nationally had felt negative impacts from the pandemic. The hardest-hit states in the District continue to be those with a high reliance on energ...

Date Time IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with Israel Washington, DC: On January 19, 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Israel. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted Israel’s society and economy. While Israel’s strong growth and large pre-crisis buffers mean Israel entered the crisis with relatively low vulnerabilities, real GDP still contracted by 3 percent (yoy) in the first three quarters of 2020. The scale of the COVID-19 spread required strict containment and mitigation m...