November 22, 2022
Market Trends
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'We are not predicting a recession, but we are certainly
projecting a period of pronounced weakness'
PARIS — The global economy should avoid a recession next
year but the worst energy crisis since the 1970s will trigger a sharp slowdown,
with Europe hit hardest, the OECD said, adding that fighting inflation should
be policymakers’ top priority.
National outlooks vary widely, although Britain’s economy is
set to lag major peers, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development said on Tuesday.
It forecast that world economic growth would slow from 3.1
per cent this year – slightly more than the OECD foresaw in its September
projections – to 2.2 per cent next year, before accelerating to 2.7 per cent in
2024.
“We are not predicting a recession, but we are certainly
projecting a period of pronounced weakness, OECD head Mathias Cormann told a
news conference to present the organization’s latest Economic Outlook.
The OECD said the global slowdown was hitting economies
unevenly, with Europe bearing the brunt as Russia’s war in Ukraine hits
business activity and drives an energy price spike.
It forecast that the 19-country eurozone economy would grow
3.3 per cent this year then slow to 0.5 per cent in 2023 before recovering to
expand by 1.4 per cent in 2024. That was slightly better than in the OECD’s
September outlook, when it estimated 3.1 per cent growth this year and 0.3 per
cent in 2023.
The OECD predicted a contraction of 0.3 per cent next year
in regional heavyweight Germany, whose industry-driven economy is highly
dependent on Russian energy exports – less dire than the 0.7 per cent slump
expected in September.
Even in Europe outlooks diverged, with the French economy,
which is far less dependent on Russian gas and oil, expected to grow 0.6 per
cent next year. Italy was seen eking out 0.2 per cent growth, which means
several quarterly contractions are probable.
Outside the eurozone, the British economy was seen shrinking
0.4 per cent next year as it contends with rising interest rates, surging
inflation and weak confidence. Previously the OECD had expected 0.2 per cent
growth.
The U.S. economy was set to hold up better, with growth
expected to slow from 1.8 per cent this year to 0.5 per cent in 2023 before
rising to 1.0 per cent in 2024. The OECD had previously expected growth of only
1.5 per cent this year in the world’s biggest economy and its estimate for 2023
was unchanged.
China, which is not an OECD member, was one of the few major
economies expected to see growth pick up next year, after a wave of COVID
lockdowns. Growth there was seen rising from 3.3 per cent this year to 4.6 per
cent in 2023 and 4.1 per cent in 2024, compared with previous forecasts of 3.2
per cent in 2022 and 4.7 per cent for 2023.
As tighter monetary policy takes effect and energy price
pressures ease, inflation across OECD countries was seen falling from more than
9 per cent this year to 5.1 per cent by 2024.
“On monetary policy, further tightening is needed in most
advanced economies and in many emerging market economies to firmly anchor
inflation expectations,” Cormann said.
While many governments had already spent heavily to ease the
pain of high inflation with energy price caps, tax cuts and subsidies, the OECD
said the high cost meant such support would have to be better targeted going
forward.
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