IMF News Updates

Government, Business

IMF Members See World at ‘Pivotal Juncture’ Amid Trade Wars

The world economy is at a “pivotal juncture” as trade tensions flare, members of the IMF said in a draft statement after discussions that have been overshadowed by the trade war.

April 25, 2025
Government, Business

IMF: US, Global Economic Outlook Deteriorate in Trade War

The outlooks for the U.S. and global economies have worsened in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund said.

April 22, 2025
Government, Business

Trump Threatens Powell Ouster Ahead of IMF Meetings

President Donald Trump warned the U.S. economy may slow if the Federal Reserve does not move to immediately reduce interest rates, in his latest broadside against Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

April 21, 2025
Government, Business, Safety

IMF Downgrades Outlook for Global Economy in Face of Virus

The International Monetary Fund has sharply lowered its forecast for global growth this year because it envisions far more severe economic damage from the coronavirus than it did just two months ago.

June 24, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

IMF: World Needs Two-Decade, $20 Trillion Investment

The International Monetary Fund sees the world needing public investment of more than $20 trillion in the next two decades as nations spend on initiatives including improved healthcare systems, infrastructure and green technology.

May 6, 2020
Government, Business

IMF Predicts Global Economy Will Suffer Worst Year Since Depression

WASHINGTON — Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast.

April 14, 2020
Government, Business

IMF, World Bank Leaders Appeal for End to Trade Wars

WASHINGTON — The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank appealed to their 189 member countries Oct. 18 to resolve widening disagreements on trade and other issues, warning that the divisions threatened to make the consequences of a global slowdown even worse.

October 18, 2019
Government, Business

IMF Sees US Fading as Global Growth Engine

The world is leaning less on its biggest economy to sustain the global recovery, according to the International Monetary Fund.

July 24, 2017
Government

IMF Raises Global Forecast While Warning of Protectionism Threat

The emergence of protectionist forces could undermine a modest brightening of the global growth outlook and is putting severe strain on the post-World War II economic order, the International Monetary Fund said.

April 18, 2017
Government

IMF Cuts US Growth Forecast

The International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for U.S. growth this year, urging the Federal Reserve to lean toward modestly overshooting its inflation target in considering whether the economy can handle higher interest rates.

June 22, 2016