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A second COVID-19 case and lockdown wave would hit GDP
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that more stimulus measures may be needed; the OECD sees global GDP falling by 6% in 2020
InternationalMore developing countries will face debt distress
Many emerging markets face prolonged health and economic crisis due to the pandemic and will be at risk of debt distress
InternationalProspects for fossil fuels to end-2020
Production cuts are stabilising crude oil prices, but inventories continue to rise and US shale drilling may return
InternationalChina may seek low-cost PR wins on disinformation
The EU has singled out Russia and China for their disinformation campaigns
InternationalCOVID-19 may permanently alter long-term energy demand
Assumptions about long-term energy demand growth will have to be remodelled in the light of COVID-19
InternationalEasing restrictions will see COVID-19 flare-ups
A new study shows that lockdowns have averted some 3 million deaths as countries look to ease restrictions
InternationalEuro-area internal and external demand will stay weak
Euro-area consumption and investment fell in January-March; net trade lost less but Germany’s exports plunged in April
EULeader’s killing marks shift in al-Qaida's focus
The leader of al-Qaida in the Maghreb, Abdelmalek Droukdel, has been killed in Mali by French forces
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