WSJ identifies factors to affect global economy in 2015 "미국 금리인상 등 7대 변수

The Wall Street Journal has identified seven variables that it thinks will affect the direction of the world economy in 2015. The U.S.-based daily says tumbling crude prices, while good for consumers, are forecast to slow economic growth in petroleum-producing regions. It adds the eurozone remains in the doldrums and China′s economy has been hit by slumping real estate and weak domestic demand. It also notes the geopolitical worries in the Middle East. There′s a lot of focus too on what will happen when the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates around mid-year, bringing to an end a nearly seven-year period of near zero percent short-term rates.