Robin Brooks is a chief economist at the Institute of International Finance and has previously worked for Goldman Sachs and the IMF. Robin joins Macro Musings to talk about the global economic implications of the novel coronavirus. David and Robin also discuss what is happening to output gap measures, where the global dollar cycle stands today, and the importance of dollar swap lines for emerging markets.

 

Transcript for the episode can be found here.

 

Robin’s Twitter: @RobinBrooksIIF

Robin’s IIF profile: https://www.iif.com/About-Us/Our-Leadership

 

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*Federal Reserve Announces Extensive New Measures to Support the Economy*

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20200323b.htm

 

David’s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth