The I.M.F. and World Bank are holding their spring meetings as President Trump’s trade war upends the global economy.
Category: International Monetary Fund
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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.
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IMF Warns Trump Tariffs Will Weaken Economy and Increase Inflation
Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned in a speech that protectionism erodes productivity.
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Trump Prepares to Take On the US Trade Deficit, a Familiar Nemesis
The trade deficit has long drawn the president’s ire. Now, he’s preparing to take it on again.
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I.M.F. Raises U.S. Economic Forecast as Other Regions Lag
It is projecting 2.7 percent growth for 2025. But uncertainty about pending Trump policies looms over the global economic trajectory.
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Milei Tames Inflation in Argentina With Painful Policies, Sparking Applause and Anger
A year after becoming president, Javier Milei has been praised inside and outside Argentina for reining in galloping inflation. But his economic policies have inflicted widespread hardship.
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How Bangladesh’s Economy Was Siphoned Dry
Bangladesh’s currency was battered by what the new head of the central bank says was the looting of the banks under the deposed prime minister.
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I.M.F. Says Inflation Fight Is Largely Over but Warns of New Threats
The International Monetary Fund said protectionism and new trade wars could weigh on growth.
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I.M.F. Says Inflation Fight Is Largely Over but Warns of New Threats
The International Monetary Fund said protectionism and new trade wars could weigh on growth.
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Yellen Rebukes Chinese Lending Practices in Call for Debt Relief
In an interview, the Treasury secretary also highlighted progress at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ahead of annual meetings this week.
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U.S. Raises New Concerns Over Chinese Lending Practices
A Treasury official will call for greater transparency over emergency currency “swap” loans to struggling countries by China’s central bank.