Economics
World Economy Gets Temperature Check Before U.S. Vote: Eco Week
- Central banks from Tokyo to Frankfurt meet on monetary policy
- Third-quarter GDP reports due for the U.S. and euro region
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Three Group of Seven interest-rate decisions along with data accounting for 40% of global gross domestic product will provide a temperature check for the crisis-disfigured world economy this week during its most traumatic year for generations.
While the U.S. and euro regions may have achieved unprecedented growth rebounds in the third quarter, that will only serve to underscore the volatility and disruption inflicted by the coronavirus -- as opposed to any meaningful repair to the damage caused.