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Can Central Banks and Governments Contain the Next Recession?

Can Central Banks and Governments Contain the Next Recession?

It has been a decade since the collapse of Lehman Brothers. While governments loosened their purse strings, central banks also took a dovish approach by lowering interest rates and using other monetary policy tools. Fast forward to 2018, the tools available for central banks and governments look limited.