Analyzing Risks to the World Economy

08/01/2013 5 min
Analyzing Risks to the World Economy

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Episode Synopsis

Last week, to coincide with the IMF's regular World Economic Outlook, we reported on the slowly improving prospects for the global economy. This week we look beyond the headlines and analyze how a potential increase in oil prices, large household debt, or volatile commodity prices could derail the fragile recovery. Rebecca Kaufman reports.