The International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday of the risk of global financial instability if Japan fails to implement fiscal and structural reforms while the United States scales back its quantitative easing. "Japan is scaling up monetary stimulus under the 'Abenomics' framework," the IMF said in ...
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its global economic growth projections for the year, saying the Japanese economy will slow down due to factors such as the planned sales tax hike next April. In its World Economic Outlook, the IMF also urged the United ...
China's economy, fueled by credit and government debt that has increased far faster than official statistics reflect, is heading in an "unsustainable" direction that poses major risks in the years ahead, the International Monetary Fund reported Wednesday. In one of its sharpest critiques of the ...
IMF's global forecast makes for dreary reading
The International Monetary Fund's latest global economic forecast makes for unhappy reading. You may remember that, some years back, it was fashionable to ask whether the world economy could continue "flying on one engine" — meaning the United States. America's boom and import appetite ...
Institutional incapacity weighs down recovery
What's holding back economic growth worldwide? Details vary from place to place, but a leading reason is a kind of self-willed institutional incapacity.
Had Greece quickly written down its debt burden by two-thirds in the first half of 2010, it could have gotten its economy moving again in no more than a year.
The International Monetary Fund said Friday that the Bank of Japan's commitment to a 2 percent inflation target "could be achieved" if the government takes effective measures to bolster economic growth and restore its fiscal health, the worst among developed nations. "Complementary growth strategies and ...
IMF lifts 2013 Japan growth forecast to 1.6%, citing BOJ easing steps
The International Monetary Fund sharply raises its growth estimate for Japan, saying the central bank's new monetary easing policy will provide substantial stimulus.
IMF lifts 2013 Japan growth forecast to 1.6%, citing BOJ easing steps
The International Monetary Fund sharply raises its growth estimate for Japan, saying the central bank's new monetary easing policy will provide substantial stimulus.
Global central banks, including the Bank of Japan, buying assets and keeping interest rates low to boost growth have had "positive short-term effects for banks" even as risks from the policies are increasing, the International Monetary Fund said. "The prolonged period of low interest rates ...
IMF needs to resist pressure for fiscal loosening
The International Monetary Fund must resist pressure from its managing director and its chief economist to ease fiscal policy for countries in crisis.
