Imagine the market is like a massive rubber band. When stretched too far in one direction, it must inevitably snap back, or retrace, before moving forward again. The challenge for the individual ...

Koshy Mathai is the IMF’s Resident Representative in Sri Lanka. Opinions expressed in articles and other materials are those of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect IMF policy.

Machine learning is the ability of a machine to improve its performance based on previous results. Machine learning methods enable computers to learn without being explicitly programmed and have ...