Pumping money into the economy to counter a sudden drop in production and lack of raw materials can be risky, but sitting idle while the disruption spreads across the entire economy and eventually depresses overall demand is not a smart move either.
Those risks are why governments and central banks worldwide are employing a range of policy tools to avoid a recession and calm financial markets and investor nerves.
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