WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund warned US leaders that hitting the looming “fiscal cliff” would not only crush the American economy but spin havoc through the rest of the world. The US needs to shrink its huge fiscal deficit over the medium term but steep spending cuts and tax…
Standard & Poor’s on Wednesday downgraded India’s credit outlook to negative as a weakening economy and gaping fiscal deficit put the country’s prized investment-grade rating at risk. The agency maintained India’s rating at BBB-, but warned it faces at least a one-in-three chance of losing its status if its financial…