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IMF Head Says Uncertainty, Not Tariffs, Is Biggest Economic Threat
The head of the International Monetary Fund stood by the group’s contrarian view that the U.S. and the global economy aren’t ...
Asian central banks have space to ease rates to soften US tariff hit, IMF official says
Many Asian central banks have room to ease monetary policy to cushion the blow to their economies from U.S. tariffs, a senior ...
IMF Chief Downplays Climate Work After Bessent Criticism
The head of the International Monetary Fund downplayed its work related to climate change after US Treasury Secretary Scott ...
IMF to stay focused on stability, support countries on climate change, Georgieva says
The International Monetary Fund will stay "laser focused" on preventing balance of payments crises and incorporate the Trump ...
IMF chief urges countries to move ‘swiftly’ to resolve trade tensions that threaten global growth
The head of the International Monetary Fund urged countries to move “swiftly’’ to resolve trade disputes that threaten global ...
IMF's chief says China needs to end property crisis, social safety net, services
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that for China to shift its economy ...
IMF Warns Against Support for Tariff-Hit Businesses as Government Debts Surge
Higher tariffs and heightened geopolitical tensions may push government debts to new highs over the coming years, making the ...
Global debt crisis looms as tariffs and inflation bite, IMF forecasts
Global public debt peaked in 2020 as governments borrowed heavily for COVID-19 relief. But it has been edging back up, and ...
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has played a balancing act trying to reassure nervous investors that the U.S. would maintain ...
Bessent Chides IMF, World Bank as He Says ‘America First Does Not Mean America Alone’
Bessent spoke to the Institute of International Finance as both the International Monetary Fund and World Bank held their ...
Global growth forecast slashed by IMF over tariff impact
The US suffers the biggest downgrade to growth among advanced economies, in the influential International Monetary Fund's ...
Uncertainty expands debt in developing countries, IMF warns
In its latest Fiscal Monitor briefing, the International Monetary Fund warned that escalating global uncertainty from rising ...