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Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are feeding through into global macroeconomic expectations, with the International Monetary Fund warning of a broad-based slowdown and renewed inflation pressures that are shaping Panama´s outlook....

The International Monetary Fund trimmed its global growth forecast for 2026 as the oil-price shock from war in the Middle East rippled across economies worldwide....

Rachel Reeves joins global finance chiefs in highlighting how households and businesses are feeling the pain of higher energy pricesMiddle East crisis live: latest news updatesThe most severe energy shock since the 1970s, the risk of a global recession and households everywhere stomaching a renewed surge in the cost of living – hitting the most vulnerable hardest.In a sweltering hot Washington DC this week, the message at the International Monetary Fund meetings was chilling: things had been looking up for living standards around the world. But then came the Iran war. Continue reading......

Bangladesh said it will continue negotiating with the International Monetary Fund on key reforms the IMF has set as conditions for the balance of a $5.5 billion loan, with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury holding meetings in Washington with the global lender's officials....

China's central bank governor Pan Gongsheng said artificial intelligence is driving a new wave of technological and industrial transformation that brings both opportunities and risks to the global economy....

With the world facing a potential new economic crisis, the mood at this week's IMF-World Bank meetings is decidedly dour. Bloomberg Economics' Stephanie Flanders and Shawn Donnan join David Gura to discuss on the Big Take podcast. (Source: Bloomberg)...

The International Monetary Fund urged the European Union not to pause its emissions trading system, warning it would come with “huge” risks that might jeopardize investment....

Argentina bought itself time at the International Monetary Fund this week, but President Javier Milei still faces a hard-currency shortage that he'll have to tackle before elections next year....

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The International Monetary Fund lauded Canada's fiscal position relative to its peers as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to give an update on his government's finances....

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Venezuela's dollar bonds are rallying on Friday as the International Monetary Fund's decision to resume contact with authorities in Caracas lifts investor sentiment toward the nation's defaulted debt....

The conflict in the Middle East is a major shock that poses a “serious threat to the global economy” and will hit the poorest countries the hardest, according to a statement expected to be released by the Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee Friday....

Bei den Deutschen kommt der Tankrabatt gut an. Doch was sich subjektiv gut anfühlt, ist noch lange nicht objektiv sinnvoll. Der IWF spricht von einem gefährlichen Signal....

IWF-Direktor Kammer erklärt im Interview, warum der Iran-Krieg Deutschland hart trifft, der Tankrabatt falsch ist und mit welchen Reformen Europa seinen Wohlstand einfach erhöhen könnte....

Financial chiefs in DC can't stop talking about the latest AI tool....

Der Internationale Währungsfonds rät von Tankrabatten und pauschalen Sprit-Steuersenkungen ab. Solche Hilfen seien teuer, ineffizient und kämen oft vor allem Haushalten mit höherem Einkommen zugute. Das zeigten die Erfahrungen von 2022....

Die blockierte Straße von Hormus führt zu teureren Spritpreisen. Aus Sicht des Internationalen Währungsfonds hilft ein Tankrabatt nicht....

Der Bundesfinanzminister spricht auf dem Frühjahrstreffen von Internationalem Währungsfonds und Weltbank Klartext. Der Irankrieg wird noch lange belasten, sind sich die Fachleute dort einig....

Bei den Deutschen kommt der Tankrabatt gut an. Doch was sich subjektiv gut anfühlt, ist noch lange nicht objektiv sinnvoll. Der IWF spricht von einem gefährlichen Signal....