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Trade Tensions Weigh on IMF’s Outlook For Global Economy

Tariffs, inflation and other threats such as eroding central-bank independence are all clouding the world economic outlook, the International Monetary Fund said in its latest round of projections. The ... Read More

How the U.S. economy is defying gravity—and how insights into human behavior help us understand why

U.S. economists may be barely holding on by their fingernails over the current state of the American economy, but strangely, consumers don’t seem to care. Here’s why. Read More

U.S. economy still vulnerable to tariff shocks, IMF says, and labor shortages tied to immigration crackdown could also sting

The U.S. economy hasn’t suffered much so far from increases in tariffs or a decline in the labor supply due to tighter immigration rules. But that might change. So says a new report from the ... Read More

IMF Warns of Dim Outlook for World Economy Hit by Rolling Shocks

The International Monetary Fund warned that the global economy is showing signs of strains from sweeping US tariffs and protectionism — even though it so far has held up better than expected. The ... Read More

IMF Predicts Slowdown as Trump’s Tariffs & Volatility Impact the Global Economy

Donald Trump’s fingerprints are all over the latest global economic forecast of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)… and not in a good way. While much of the language in the 186-page document is ... Read More

‘Premature’ to conclude that Trump’s tariffs haven’t hit the global economy, the IMF says

London (CNN) — Higher US tariffs have so far had a smaller impact globally than expected, but it would be “premature and incorrect” to conclude they have had no effect on economic growth, the ... Read More

California falls to world’s fifth-largest economy

California has slipped a notch in the bragging-rights totem pole to the world’s fifth-largest economy in the latest update on global business output. Related Articles Californians’ economic hopes drop ... Read More

US Treasury chief says government shutdown is hitting economy

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal government shutdown is starting to impact the nation's economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday as the closure entered its 13th day ... Read More

IMF upgrades U.S. economic outlook as tariffs cause less disruption, for now

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and global economies will grow a bit more this year than previously forecast as the Trump administration’s tariffs have so far proved less disruptive than expected, the ... Read More

U.S. economy still vulnerable to tariff shocks, IMF says, and labor shortages tied to immigration crackdown could also sting

Millions of immigrants could leave the U.S. The U.S. and global economies are likely to grow at below-average rates in 2026 due to major disruptions such as trade wars, the IMF said. Here, workers ... Read More

Trade Tensions Weigh on IMF’s Outlook for Global Economy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell was speaking in Philadelphia before the National Association of Business Economics. Photo: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg News Tariffs, inflation and other threats such as eroding ... Read More