Gloomy global economy looks light on solutions
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🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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| 0:39.0 | The weather is turning, the cherry blossoms are blooming, |
| 0:43.4 | and the streets of Washington, D.C., team with the economic Great and Good, |
| 0:48.5 | as the world descends for the International Monetary Fund |
| 0:51.4 | and the World Bank's 20206 spring meetings. |
| 0:55.0 | Breaking View's crack economic team is on the ground to mingle with government officials, |
| 1:00.0 | the bosses of the world's biggest asset managers, and the gaggle of press there to watch their every step. |
| 1:06.0 | Every year at the IMF meetings, people are trying to work out the direction of the economy. |
| 1:11.6 | But that's even harder than usual this time because of the war in the Middle East is now entering its seventh week. |
| 1:17.6 | At the time of recording on Tuesday, April 14th, crude oil futures hang tenuously around $100 per barrel. |
| 1:25.6 | East Coast diesel prices are up over 50% since the start of the year, |
| 1:30.2 | and European gas storage is at the lowest level it's been |
| 1:33.3 | since the onset of the Ukraine war. |
| 1:35.9 | As the Gulf conflict rages and inflation looms, |
| 1:39.0 | so too does the prospect of rises in interest rates, |
| 1:43.0 | with countries already groaning under the massive debt loads |
| 1:46.6 | and rising defense commitments. |
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