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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 ...
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 ...
US, China tariffs need to fall for trade talks to start, Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he believes that excessively high tariffs between the U.S. and ...
IMF says tariff pressures to push global public debt past pandemic levels
Economic pressures from steep new U.S. tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to nearly 100% of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fed at a policy, political crossroads poses global risks
Global central bankers who have come to view the U.S. Federal Reserve as a source of stability now face an unpredictable ...
European Central Bank should only cut interest rates once more this year, IMF Europe head says
The ECB should hold its key rate at 2% from the summer barring major shocks, Alfred Kammer, director of the European ...