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IMF Warns Asia’s Growth Will Cool This Year, Next on Trade Risks

The Asia-Pacific remains the fastest-growing region in the world, though higher tariffs and rising protectionism are likely to reduce demand for its exports and eventually weigh on activity, according ... Read More

Asia’s Economic Growth Is Weathering Tariffs and Uncertainty

The region has proved unexpectedly resilient, aided by a front-loading of exports, technology investment, and policy support. To sustain strong and durable growth, it must now rebalance more toward ... Read More

IMF upgrades Asia's growth forecast, warns of risks from US-China tension

The International Monetary Fund revised up Asia's economic growth forecast on Thursday, but warned that renewed escalation in U.S.-China tensions could deal a heavy blow to a region heavily integrated ... Read More

IMF Sees ‘Significant’ Risks to Global Growth from US-China Row

The International Monetary Fund sees “significant downside risks” to global growth due to renewed frictions between the US and China, the fund’s Director of the Asia and Pacific Department Krishna ... Read More

IMF chief hopes for easing of US, China tensions to avoid hit to global economy

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said she hoped the U.S. and China could ease trade tensions and avoid a cutoff in the flow of rare earths to the global economy that ... Read More

China Has Another Lever to Pull in Showdown With Trump: Factory Lines

In Washington, China hawks say its economy is too weak to withstand a tariff shock. In the city of Yiwu, factories are showing why, for now, that may be a miscalculation. Read More

Global economy to weaken in 2026; headwinds for India from US tariffs? Here's what WEF survey found

WEF Chief Economists Outlook 2025: Global economy is entering a period of weak growth and systemic disruption, the World Economic Forum said in its latest Chief Economists' Outlook on Tuesday. India’s ... Read More

IMF head issues dire warning about tariffs, ‘uncertainty’ in the global economy: ‘Buckle up’

WASHINGTON — The global economy is holding up better than expected despite major shocks such as President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the head of the International Monetary Fund says that resilience ... Read More

Tariff Uncertainty Expected to Slow Global Economic Growth This Year

President Trump’s trade war is still playing out, and the full effect will be felt heading into next year, the latest projections show. By Liz Alderman Reporting from Paris President Trump’s efforts ... Read More

U.S. economy still struggling to adjust to tariffs, S&P finds, and there’s one big danger sign

The worst damage to the U.S. economy from the trade wars might be over, but businesses are still adjusting to higher tariff-related costs and a slowdown in customer demand that’s caused them to cut ... Read More