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Stanley Fischer, Who Helped Defuse Financial Crises, Dies at 81

He was the No. 2 at the Federal Reserve and the I.M.F. during periods of economic turmoil, and he mentored future economic leaders, like Ben Bernanke.

By James R. Hagerty

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‘People Who Are Salaried Are Crying’: Taxes on Workers Add to Debt Misery

Increased payroll taxes are one element of a desperate bid in Kenya to keep the government running and pay off the country’s foreign creditors.

By Patricia Cohen

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Global Economic Leaders Gathering in U.S. Confront Trump’s New World Order

The I.M.F. and World Bank are holding their spring meetings as President Trump’s trade war upends the global economy.

By Alan Rappeport

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Markets Slump on Persistent Concern That Tariffs Will Hurt Growth

Trump’s tariffs continued to jar investors on Monday as stocks in Asia mostly fell and the U.S. dollar weakened.

By Kevin Granville