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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 ...
Gold rebounds on dip buying despite US-China trade deal hopes
Gold prices jumped more than 1% on Thursday on bargain buying, a day after the bullion hit a one-week low amid optimism over ...
Tariffs will harm us all, European officials warn — with more work needed to reach a trade deal
European officials say they’re optimistic a trade deal can be reached with President Donald Trump, warning of significant ...
U.S. Calls for Sweeping Reforms to I.M.F. and World Bank
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their ...
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 ...
IMF Warns of New Global Debt Surge as Economic Growth Weakens
The International Monetary Fund warned that global public borrowing will likely surge this year as trade tensions triggered ...
IMF appoints first mission chief to Syria in 14 years
The International Monetary Fund has appointed Ron van Rooden as head of its mission to Syria, Syria's Finance Minister ...
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Odds of U.S. recession are rising, International Monetary Fund finds
The International Monetary Fund is sounding alarms about slowing economic growth and the potential for a U.S. recession ...
Bessent says international financial institutions aren’t doing their job
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to return to their original ...
IMF Cuts 2025 US Growth Forecast on Trade Tensions
The International Monetary Fund slashed its U.S. growth forecast from its projection earlier in the year, and also lowered ...