Global Financial Stability Report
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Subject: Report
Context:
IMF on recent update of Global Financial Stability Report said financial conditions have eased but insolvencies loom large.
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Findings
- Risk asset prices have rebounded following the precipitous fall early in the year, while benchmark interest rates have declined, leading to an overall easing of financial conditions.
- Swift and bold actions by central banks aimed at addressing severe market stress have boosted market sentiment, including in emerging markets, where asset purchases have been deployed in a number of countries for the first time, helping bring about the easing in financial conditions.
- Amid huge uncertainties, a disconnect between financial markets and the evolution of the real economy has emerged, a vulnerability that could pose a threat to the recovery should investor risk appetite fade.
- Other financial system vulnerabilities may be crystallized by the COVID-19 pandemic. High levels of debt may become unmanageable for some borrowers, and the losses resulting from insolvencies could test bank resilience in some countries.
- Some emerging and frontier market economies are facing refinancing risks, and market access has dried up for some countries.
- Authorities, while continuing to support the real economy, need to closely monitor financial vulnerabilities and safeguard financial stability.