German finance minister warns of retaliation if U.S. kicks off trade war

Christian Lindner, Germany's finance minister, during a meeting Janet Yellen, US treasury secretary, not pictured, at the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024.Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGerman Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Friday warned that if...

Read more...

U.S., China trade tariffs escalating would be ‘costly for everybody’: IMF

An escalation of trade and tariffs tensions between the U.S. and China would have "costly" economic consequences around the world, Gita Gopinath, deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund told CNBC on Wednesday."We are seeing geopolitically driven trade around the world, which is why when you look at...

Read more...

Global fight against inflation ‘almost won’ but risks are rising: IMF

Much of the world has managed to successfully lower inflation and engineer an economic soft landing, avoiding recession, but faces rising geopolitical risks and weaker long-term growth prospects, according to the International Monetary Fund. Global headline inflation will fall to 3.5% on an annual basis by the end of 2025,...

Read more...