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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 need for policymakers to outline robust plans for containing the surge more pressing,

USA TODAY · 6h

Global debt crisis looms as tariffs and inflation bite, IMF forecasts

Global public debt peaked in 2020 as governments borrowed heavily for COVID-19 relief. But it has been edging back up, and now it's accelerating.

Sinar Daily on MSN · 1h

Tariff policies may further worsen debt levels: IMF

The report also pointed out that tighter and more volatile financial conditions in the US may have "ripple effects" on emerging markets and developing economies, leading to higher financing costs.

IMF downgrades global growth predictions

Firstpost · 22m

"Major Negative Shock" of Trump Tariffs: IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecasts |Vantage with Palki Sharma

IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecasts | Vantage with Palki Sharma The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made sharp cuts to the global growth forecasts, citing US President Donald Trump's tariff policies,

BBC · 10h

IMF downgrades global growth predictions after Trump tariffs

The IMF cuts forecasts for every major economy and warns that the US could be hardest hit. Also: In Indian-administered Kashmir more than twenty tourists shot dead, and the surge in cosmetic surgery in China.

The Financial Times · 1d

IMF cuts UK growth outlook for 2025 and predicts further BoE rate reductions

A looming rise in inflation, which led the fund to increase expectations for UK price rises this year, is likely to be a temporary phenomenon that leaves room for rate reductions, it predicted. The IMF ’s growth outlook for the UK was shaved back from 1.

Bessent criticizes IMF, World Bank

The Washington Post on MSN · 9h

Trump administration says IMF, World Bank ‘falling short’ of missions

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. remains committed to playing a leadership role in the IMF and World Bank but wants to see changes.

Yahoo Finance on MSN · 13h

Bessent says IMF and World Bank 'falling short' as he calls for rebalancing of international financial system

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are "falling short" of their original missions and guilty of "mission creep" as he asked them to refocus efforts on helping the US restore balance to the international economic system.

Associated Press News · 10h

Bessent targets IMF and World Bank, says they are ‘falling short’ because of ‘mission creep’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Wednesday, saying "mission creep" and devoting "disproportionate time" to climate change, gender and social issues has caused the institutions to fall short.

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Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has played a balancing act trying to reassure nervous investors that the U.S. would maintain ...

13h

Treasury Secretary Bessent Accuses IMF And World Bank Of "Mission Creep"

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke Wednesday to international economists attending IMF and World Bank spring meetings in ...

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IMF Urges BOJ Flexibility on Tightening as Trump Dents Outlook

The Bank of Japan should be flexible and data-dependent in proceeding with any further interest-rate hikes as US tariffs ...

Scott Bessent says the World Bank and IMF need a total overhaul: ‘Mission creep has knocked these institutions off course’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in remarks to the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, said the two agencies ...

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Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development

We welcome the steadfast commitment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to its core mandate as the center of the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN) and we look forward to the implementation of ...

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International Monetary Fund lifts Australian inflation forecast, tips economic growth to slow

Donald Trump’s tariff war will cost the Australian economy $13bn this year, the International Monetary Fund says.

13hon MSN

Watch live: Rachel Reeves gives major speech on UK economy at International Monetary Fund in Washington DC

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Odds of U.S. recession are rising, International Monetary Fund finds

The International Monetary Fund is sounding alarms about slowing economic growth and the potential for a U.S. recession ...

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