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Will fiscal policy ride to the rescue?

With central banks already having used up most of their ammunition, we are now reliant on governments to prevent the global recession from turning into something even worse. We are optimistic that the lesson learnt from the global financial crisis was to act fast and act big. But it’s uncertain whether money can get to where it is needed quickly enough to stop a downward spiral in economic activity from setting in.

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