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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 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 forecasts U.S. fiscal deficit will dip in 2025 thanks to higher tariff revenue
The IMF projects the U.S.'s overall federal deficit will dip to 6.5% of gross domestic product this year, down from 7.3% in ...
Bessent assails IMF and World Bank and says there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the ...
IMF cuts growth forecasts for most countries in wake of century-high US tariffs
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its growth forecasts for the United States, China and most countries, ...
IMF: Tariffs will stifle US and global economic growth, slow progress on inflation
Economic growth in the U.S. is forecast to slow to 1.8% in 2025, ninety basis points lower than the IMF’s prediction from ...
The IMF just slashed its global growth outlook — and said the US will be hit hard in the trade war
"If sustained, this abrupt increase in tariffs and attendant uncertainty will significantly slow global growth," the IMF ...