The price of Bitcoin, the most traded cryptocurrency, has fallen from its November highs of nearly $70,000 to around $35,000.
Policymakers have faced a very complex task in simultaneously improving public health, restoring normal economic and social interaction, and respecting individual freedom.
Inflation is a supplement to the decline in employment and production, it reduces the purchasing power of American households.
Interest rate hikes will boost the dollar’s strength, but for the world’s emerging economies this may be a nightmare.
France and Italy are heading to the polls, and the rise of nationalists who are pessimistic about EU policy may destabilize this part of the world.
Other circumstances pose a threat to the global economy.
Military confrontation between the US, China and Russia is likely to happen in low-profile skirmishes in buffer states, and given the circumstances, an outbreak of a full-scale nuclear war is highly unlikely.