Global economy is weathering Trump’s tariff assault, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund says the global economy is weathering President Trump's trade policy revolution, with growth expected to reach 3 percent this year. Read More

IMF Upgrades Global Growth After Trump Backtracks

"Despite these welcome developments, tariffs remain historically high," the IMF's chief economist said on Tuesday. Read More

International Monetary Fund says global economy weathering tariff storm, growth expected to reach 3% this year

The global economy has shrugged off United States President Donald Trump’s trade policy revolution and is growing faster than expected, the International Monetary Fund said in a new report. Global ... Read More

IMF upgrades outlook for global economy, citing less-than-expected damage from Trump's trade wars

The International Monetary Fund is upgrading the economic outlook for the world this year because President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies have so far proven less damaging than expected ... Read More

I.M.F. Raises Global Growth Outlook as U.S. Eases Some Tariffs

The International Monetary Fund, in its world economic outlook released on Tuesday, projects 3 percent global growth this year. That is higher than the 2.8 percent it forecast after Mr. Trump ... Read More

Trump trade policies less damaging than expected: IMF

President Trump’s trade policies are less damaging than expected, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) upgrading the projections of global economic growth for this year and 2026. The ... Read More

The Global Economy Is Powering Through a Historic Increase in Tariffs

Trade, production, growth and other global economic vitals are proving resilient almost four months after President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. Read More

The Chaotic, Fantastical World of Donald Trump’s Tariffs

Trump's tariffs threaten to weaken the stability of the global trading system, explains economist Devashish Mitra. Read More

Trade war means $2 trillion world GDP hit: Global outlook

Tariffs are rising sharply in 2025, with the US rates jumping to 13.3%—the highest since 1939—fueling global uncertainty and triggering a projected $2 trillion hit to global GDP by 2027. Read More

Top economist says Trump may have 'outsmarted all of us' on tariffs

A prominent Wall Street economist who had slammed President Trump’s tariffs earlier this year now says that the president may have “outsmarted all of us” with his controversial trade policies. Read More

IMF Says New US Tariffs Keep Trade Uncertainty Running High

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday expanded a global trade war with a new 50% tariff on U.S. copper imports and a 50% duty on goods from Brazil, both to start on August 1. Read More