Economic Toll of Covid-19

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Bloomberg Special

Stop with the Covid excuses, already—customers have caught on

If you are considering blaming the pandemic for product shortages or slow service, think again

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Global Economy

Learning losses from Covid could cost students close to $17t in lifetime earnings

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Global Economy

Omicron shows policymakers can't let guard down - BIS

A Covid-19 safety sign at London Heathrow Airport Ltd. in London, UK, on Monday, Nov. 29. Tougher UK pandemic rules are set to take effect this week as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government seeks to buy scientists "precious weeks" to determine the risks posed by the Omicron strain. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

Lessons from Europe’s response to Omicron

An employee measures a newly manufactured ball mill machine at a factory in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Global Economy

Factories facing supply headaches as Omicron risks emerge

Travellers and flight crew members arrive at the international terminal at Sydney Airport, as countries react to the new coronavirus Omicron variant amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Sydney, Australia, November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Coronavirus chronicle

Omicron, found in Europe 11 days ago, jolts markets on vaccine fears

The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, US, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Bloomberg Special

Omicron risks new inflation headache for world's central bankers

Passersby wearing protective masks are reflected on an electronic board displaying stock prices outside a brokerage amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Global Economy

Stocks slip, havens rally as new Covid-19 variant spooks investors

Honeywell CEO Darius Adamczyk says the only constraint is the supply chain. Photographer: Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

Manufacturers don’t have a demand problem yet

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Analysis

Trade finance industry in the Covid-19 era: Inclusive and green is the way to go

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask looks at her phone as she walks on a street, as Thailand imposes a nationwide night curfew from Friday April 3, to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
Global Economy

How Covid-19 in Southeast Asia is threatening global supply chains

A girl rides a bicycle near barriers as Indonesia imposes emergency measures, tightening restrictions in Java and Bali amid a surge in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, in Bandung, West Java Province, Indonesia July 4, 2021. Antara Foto/Raisan Al Farisi/via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Warnings as Southeast Asia's biggest economies ease Covid-19 curbs

FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund logo is seen outside the headquarters building during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, US, April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Global Economy

IMF's $650 billion reserves distribution is 'shot in arm' for global economy