The Trade War and a Delicate Global Economy

Gita Gopinath, chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, says the global economy is experiencing a delicate moment with tremendous policy uncertainty.

As the US and China continue their trade war, economic instability is rising in countries around the world. Gita Gopinath, chief economist at the International Monetary Fund says, the number one risk to the global economy is the trade war. The IMF is seeing weakening in industrial production, manufacturing, and investment. “All of this is very closely tied to trade, trade uncertainty, and policies related to that,” she says. Gopinath speaks with Gillian Tett, editor at large for the Financial Times, in the Aspen Ideas to Go podcast.

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— QUOTED AT ASPEN IDEAS: HEALTH —

“We need fruit and vegetable prescriptions, so your doctor can write a prescription and insurance will pay for it.” — Dariush Mozaffarian, Food, Elixir of Life

Extra! Not only did Dariush Mozaffarian speak at Aspen Ideas: Health, he cowrote a recent opinion piece, Our Food Is Killing Too Many of Us. Dan Glickman, executive director of the Institute’s Congressional Program, is Mozaffarian’s coauthor.