Economics

Tale of Two Economies Will Determine Post-Lockdown Growth

  • Companies are eager to do business but consumers aren’t
  • Manufacturing may see a V-shaped bounce, while services lag

Danes get a professional haircut for the first time in over a month, after lawmakers eased some lockdown measures on April 20.

Photographer: Carsten Snejbjerg/Bloomberg
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The restart of the world economy risks going ahead without a key ingredient: the consumer.