The global economy is slowing down. What can governments do about it?

A decade after the crash, many nations are still on emergency monetary policies, even before a new downturn strikes

Central banks are getting twitchy. On average, recessions have come along once a decade since the mid-1970s and the nadir of the last downturn occurred almost a decade ago.

The Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has predicted that there will be a recession in America by the time Donald Trump comes up for re-election at the end of next year.

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