Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/176797 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] DIW Weekly Report [ISSN:] 2568-7697 [Volume:] 8 [Issue:] 10/11 [Publisher:] Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) [Place:] Berlin [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 98-100
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
The global economy is likely to grow by over four percent this year and somewhat less next year. DIW Berlin has slightly raised its forecast for both years. Developed economies as well as emerging markets are experiencing an upturn; however, growth rates are likely to be slightly lower in the future. One reason for the sound global economy is the fact that the labor market situation is steadily improving, leading to an increase in private consumption. Along with fiscal stimuli in the form of tax cuts and government spending programs, more private consumption is also likely to trigger corporate investment activities. Monetary policy remains expansionary, but gradual increases in interest rates in major economies as well as the European Central Bank's (ECB) phasing-out of government bond purchases may somewhat curb growth in the U.S. and the euro area. This would also weaken the expansion in emerging economies. Risks to global growth stem from protectionist activities in the United States as well as political uncertainty in Europe.
Subjects: 
business cycle forecast
economic outlook
JEL: 
E32
E66
F01
Document Type: 
Article

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