Gold glitters as US election nerves grow, strong dollar dents stocks

Gold prices hit record highs on Wednesday, defying the dollar's rise, which kept pressure on the yen and the euro, while global stocks edged lower on investors' reluctance to place major bets ahead of ... Read More

Elections offer 'high' level of uncertainty to global economic outlook: IMF

The IMF sees a soft landing for the global economy this year and next, but it warns that elections introduce a 'high' level of uncertainty to that outlook due to potential changes in trade and fiscal ... Read More

IMF declares global fight against high inflation is ‘almost won’

The global war against inflation has largely been won — and at surprisingly little cost to economic growth, the International Monetary Fund has declared. Read More

IMF, World Bank meetings clouded by wars, slow economic growth, US election

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Global finance chiefs will gather in Washington this week amid intense uncertainty over wars in the Middle East and Europe, a flagging Chinese economy and worries that a ... Read More

At U.N. Conference, Global Crises Collide With Fraught American Politics

The world leaders are gathering at the U.N. as multiple global crises are colliding with American politics in a way that could reshape how ... after November’s elections “is one of the most ... Read More

Global battle against inflation ‘largely won’

High inflation has mostly been defeated around the world, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, providing a surprisingly upbeat assessment on prices after warning only three months ago that ... Read More

Global Economic Outlook: A Resilient World Economy Faces US Election Test

The US and global economies ... challenges in recent years. The latest challenge is a risk re-appraisal of euro-area sovereign debt markets after the snap elections in France and a sharp global ... Read More

US presidential election looms over IMF and World Bank annual meetings

Global finance leaders are facing a major uncertainty as they meet in Washington next week: Who will win the U.S. presidential election and shape the policies of the world’s biggest economy ... Read More

In global game of influence, China turns to a cheap and effective tool: fake news

Two years later, the claim still reverberates online, demonstrating China's sprawling effort to reshape ... Xinhua news agency and China Central Television to convey its messages to global ... Read More