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27.10.25 - 15:42
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IMF Outlook: Not Great (ZeroHedge)
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IMF Outlook: Not Great
Authored by Jake Scott via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
The IMF's October 2025 update to its World Economic Outlook delivers a modest upward revision, but lurking behind this seemingly optimistic shift are deeper currents shifting global growth and capital flows.
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The Fund, originally forecasting in July that global growth would sit at 3 percent in 2025, now projects 3.2 percent for 2025, and 3.1 percent in 2026. A small upgrade on the face of it, yet it is worth remembering that the global economy exceeds $100 trillion, meaning even a fraction of a percent represents significant value.
More importantly, the slight upgrade in percentage reflects two contrasting forces: the flip side of higher trade tensions under President Trump's tariff policy, and a (perhaps temporary) surge in private-sector investment around artificial intelligence.
The U.S. tariff escalation, promised by Donald Trump in the 2024 election campaign and delivered since, ha...
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