1 IMF World Economic Outlook October 2001 , Box 2.1 . year , particularly in the ICT intensive electrical machinery sector .

THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT The global economic outlook continues to be driven by the impact of the financial crisis .

The improvement in the global economic outlook over this period also evidenced by the solid performance in global equity markets is likely to have been the main driving factor behind this development .

Balances are cumulated over 12 months .

This is disappointing against the background of the economic outlook .

markets and firms started replenishing their inventories in the light of the improved economic outlook .

63 United States and the United Kingdom .

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Second , domestic demand recovered in varying degrees in the different countries of the region . In general , more favourable labour market conditions and increasing disposable income reflecting positive spillovers from the external sector in combination with pent up

The third article reviews the prospects for global real and financial imbalances .

world economic and market developments .

The ECB participated in the Economic Policy Committee of the OECD , which discussed the short term global outlook and near term policy requirements , thereby contributing to the preparation of the OECD Economic Outlook ( June and November 2001 ) .

Against the background of such a large contraction in supply and less pessimistic feelings about global economic prospects , oil prices started to recover in the second quarter of 2009 .

iii . The Working Party on Short Term Economic Prospects ( STEP ) assists the EPC in formulating economic projections .

In addition , weaker than expected corporate earnings statements and a worsening of the global economic outlook contributed to depressing stock prices and raising volatility . In late July and throughout most of August , stock prices rebounded temporarily in the United States and the euro area .

The second approach , which is statutory , consists of creating an international legal framework for the restructuring of sovereign

In the view of the Governing Council , the risks to the economic outlook are balanced .

Given the economic outlook , a faster pace of deficit reduction is necessary .

This complicates any assessment of the near to medium term economic prospects .

In the view of the Governing Council , the risks to the economic outlook are balanced .

Increased access to technology is also crucial to improving nomads economic prospects.

Looking ahead , the outlook for both world and domestic food prices remains highly uncertain .

At the same time , uncertainty about the global economic outlook increased , associated with the broad based reappraisal of risks , tighter financing conditions , the rise in commodity prices and a decline in confidence indicators .

In this regard , the EU Member States agreed to lead by example by committing themselves to include clauses in bonds issued by EU central governments under the law of foreign jurisdictions .

multilateral surveillance , i.e. the biannual discussion of the IMF 's World Economic Outlook and the Global Financial Stability Report and regular discussions on world economic and market developments .

Such strategies would also boost confidence in the economic prospects of the euro area .

with regard to the United States ) , compared with a correlation coefficient of 0.4 for the period from 1990 to 2001.1 The currently observed parallel development of growth in major economic regions in the world may , however , also reflect common shocks .

In the view of the Governing Council , the risks to the economic outlook now appear to be more balanced .

In the view of the Governing Council , the economic outlook remains surrounded by an exceptionally high degree of uncertainty .

Inflationary risks in the economic outlook The central forecast for inflation appears favourable given the strength of the upturn .

The uncertainty about the general economic outlook coincided with ongoing efforts by corporations to consolidate their balance sheets .

The risks to these projections were , however , increasingly on the downside , given the international economic outlook .

The global repercussions of the weaker economic outlook in the United States , however , remained rather limited in 2007 .

But the precise timing and nature of that write down makes an enormous difference for a country s economic prospects.

With so much underutilized productive capacity today, and with immediate economic prospects so dismal, the risk of serious inflation is minimal.

As countries sink into economic autarky, repeated global economic summits yield few results beyond empty promises of cooperation.

Similarly , in the second half of 2003 euro area direct investment abroad also started a gradual recovery in the light of an improved global as well as domestic economic outlook , while foreign direct investment in the euro area remained subdued .

They shall be the most recent official forecasts , taking into account the most recent budgetary decisions and economic developments and prospects .

Meeting these challenges will support confidence in the soundness of public finances and in economic prospects in Europe .

In the second half of 2002 , concerns regarding the economic outlook strengthened , as reflected in the negative performance of financial markets .

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Their meetings are mainly concerned with economic and financial developments and prospects in their respective countries , exchange rate issues and the global economy .

Tensions in global financial markets and very high uncertainty regarding the economic outlook prevailing in early 2009 resulted in an unwinding of carry trades ( i.e. trades that consist of borrowing in a low yielding currency and investing in a high yielding currency ) and global portfolio shifts , contributing to some large swings in the main bilateral exchange rates ( see Chart 37 ) .

The rise in stock prices , which was very strong in October and rather more tempered in November before being reversed somewhat in December , took place against a background of better than expected corporate earnings statements and some improvements in economic growth expectations , especially in the United States .

In addition , the strong increase in oil prices in the light of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East might have affected the global outlook for growth .