Slump in oil prices a small plus for global growth

The recent fall in oil prices should give a small boost to global economic activity in the coming year or so. Households will benefit from reduced inflation while any offsetting reduction in mining investment, and tightening of fiscal policy in EM oil producers, should be very small.

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