Economy Insights
It is widely considered that the peak of the political aftershock that followed the 2007-2008 international financial crisis came in 2016, when Donald Trump was elected US president and the UK voted to leave the EU
A new $650bln allocation of the IMF's quasi currency known as Special Drawing Rights will provide over $20bln of funding
The UK is engaged anxiously now in encouraging prospects for peace in two places where its engagement has been rather more questionable — Libya and Yemen — while continuing to back a return to diplomacy with Iran through a revived nuclear deal
This move demonstrates that the president is trying hard to meet the needs of both the Israelis and Palestinians
Most Republicans oppose tax increases while moderate Democrats like Senator Joe Manchin want to limit them
Supply of vaccines should exceed demand by the end of May
