MoneyWeek roundup: Emerging markets are hurting too

James McKeigue highlights the week's best pieces from the MoneyWeek team, including: how emerging markets are hurting too; and the opportunities in oil.

The stock market may be nudging higher. But there was more gloom this week from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A leaked report showed the IMF has slashed its forecasts: it now reckons the eurozone will only grow by 0.5% instead of the 1.1% it had expected before.

The UK won't fare much better, says the IMF, limping along with just 0.7% growth. Meanwhile the US will lead the pack, but will only expand by 1.8%. All in all, it looks like a grim year ahead for mature economies.

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James McKeigue

James graduated from Keele University with a BA (Hons) in English literature and history, and has a certificate in journalism from the NCTJ. James has worked as a freelance journalist in various Latin American countries.He also had a spell at ITV, as welll as wring for Television Business International and covering the European equity markets for the Forbes.com London bureau. James has travelled extensively in emerging markets, reporting for international energy magazines such as Oil and Gas Investor, and institutional publications such as the Commonwealth Business Environment Report. He is currently the managing editor of LatAm INVESTOR, the UK's only Latin American finance magazine.