All posts tagged "International Monetary Fund"

Russia's economy was struggling even before the crisis in Ukraine, but things have now taken a turn for the worse, according to the International Monetary Fund. GDP fell in the first three months of 2014 and will fall again in the second quarter. According to the technical definition, that would amount to a recession.

The International Monetary Fund has backed economists who argue that inequality is a drag on growth in a discussion paper that has also dismissed rightwing theories that efforts to redistribute incomes are self-defeating.

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its growth forecast for the US economy, and warned that Washington's political paralysis could drag growth down further.

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned Thursday that a US failure to raise the debt ceiling, which could lead to default, could wreak havoc on the global economy.

The International Monetary Fund warned the Group of 20 Wednesday that emerging economies were slowing more than expected and under pressure from U.S. plans to slow its stimulus.