Economy News U S Economy Again Leads The World, Imf Says

IMF sees signs of US economic strain but lack of data due to shutdown clouds picture

The International Monetary Fund is seeing signs of strain in the U.S. economy with fourth-quarter growth likely decelerating from previous forecasts, but a lack of data due to the government shutdown ... Read More

Global economy is resilient but U.S. tariffs holding it back: Champagne

Champagne is chairing the fall meeting of the G7 finance ministers in Washington and attending the annual gathering of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group. Read More

Why the US economy appears to be inoculated against Trump’s turbulences

The tariffs are slowing down economic activity, but causing less damage to inflation and employment than anticipated. The stock market is at record highs, and consumer spending and wages are rising ... Read More

The U.S. economy could benefit from a green exit - unless the world follows suit, report claims

A Bloomberg Economics study finds the U.S. could gain 1% GDP growth by abandoning green energy if other nations continue renewable pursuits. But if other countries follow the U.S. and pivot away from ... Read More

Reversal of weak dollar may test Asia's resilience to tariffs, IMF says

Low rates, weak dollar helped Asia weather tariff shock so far Rise in dollar, yields could push up debt costs in Asia Governments must avoid burdening central banks with too many goals Oct 24 ... Read More