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Gloomy global economy looks light on solutions

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4.458 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Economists gathered this week for the IMF and World Bank meetings amid soaring oil prices. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how debt-laden countries face an impossible task of managing inflation, higher rates and defence demands while protecting voters. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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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