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IMF's chief says China needs to end property crisis, social safety net, services
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that for China to shift its economy ...
'Up to China to step back': US Treasury Secretary Bessent on tariff war, signals first trade deal could be with India
Bessent’s comments arrive at a tense moment, just weeks after President Donald Trump’s April 2 declaration of sweeping global ...
IMF chief urges countries to move 'swiftly' to resolve trade tensions that threaten global growth
The head of the International Monetary Fund urged countries to move "swiftly'' to resolve trade disputes that threaten global ...
Tariff tracker, April 27: IMF report out, China moves to adjust to new trading order
In the US, a Federal Reserve report highlights people rushing to buy cars before tariffs kick in. In China, businesses forced ...
IMF cuts its Singapore 2025 growth forecast as Trump tariffs, US-China trade war bite
It now sees Singapore economy growing 2 per cent, down from its previous forecast of 2.5 per cent. Read more at ...
China has scope to ramp up stimulus, fix property woes, IMF says
China needs to do more to address its property-sector problems and has scope to provide more stimulus to boost consumption, ...
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 ...
IMF forecasts slower U.S. economic growth in 2025, pointing to escalating trade war
The U.S. economy will grow 1.8% this year, the IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook, down 0.9% from January and a ...
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IMF-World Bank meetings end with little tariff clarity, but economic foreboding
Global finance leaders came to Washington last week seeking clarity on what it would take to get some relief from President ...