The Omicron hit to activity has been small compared to past waves and should prove short-lived now that cases are falling in all regions. In fact, high-frequency data suggest that activity has already turned a corner. Daily deaths are still rising in EMs, but this is because Omicron took hold later than in DMs, so more deaths won’t stop governments in emerging economies from easing restrictions they introduced in recent months.
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