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  • Gita Gopinath, IMF Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department, speaks at a briefing during the IMF and World Bank Fall Meetings on October 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. – The world economy is slowing to its weakest pace since the global financial crisis, amid continuing trade conflicts that have undercut business confidence and investment, the IMF said Tuesday. It cut the growth forecast for 2019 to 3.0 percent in its latest World Economic Outlook report, and lowered the 2020 estimate to 3.4 percent. The report warned that the global economy is experiencing “a synchronized slowdown and uncertain recovery.”International Monetary Fund chief economist Gita Gopinath said “the global outlook remains precarious” and warned “there is no room for policy mistakes.” (Photo by Olivier Douliery / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)Leadership

    IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath to take over as First Deputy Managing Director

    By Eric Martin and Bloomberg
  • BERLIN, GERMANY – AUGUST 26: Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a press conference as the Chancellor meets with economic and financial organizations in Berlin at the German chancellery on August 26, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Clemens Bilan – Pool/Getty Images)Politics

    Secretary Yellen is turning down calls from the scandal-plagued head of the IMF

    By Saleha Mohsin, Eric Martin, and others
  • US President Joe Biden sits alongside US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (R) as he holds a meeting with business leaders about a Covid relief bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 9, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Treasury Secretary Yellen sees the labor market ‘back on track’ by early 2022

    By Saleha Mohsin, Eric Martin, and others
  • “If the U.K. violates that international treaty and Brexit undermines the Good Friday accord, there will be absolutely no chance of a U.S.-U.K. trade agreement passing the Congress,” U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned on Wednesday evening.International

    Pelosi to Britain: ‘No chance’ of a U.S. trade deal if you jeopardize the Good Friday accord

    By Eric Martin and Bloomberg
  • Chicago George Floyd protests: City cleans up, reduces access into downtown area as it braces for more unrestLeadership

    George Floyd protests hammer cities just as they try to reopen

    By Amanda Albright, Eric Martin, and others
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts coronavirus recession worst since great depressionFinance

    ‘This crisis is like no other’: Coronavirus recession will likely be worst since the Great Depression, predicts IMF

    By Eric Martin and Bloomberg
  • The IMF said that the recession caused by coronavirus will rival, if not surpass, the Great Recession of 2008.Finance

    Coronavirus economic impact ‘will be severe,’ at least as bad as Great Recession, says IMF

    By Eric Martin and Bloomberg
  • WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 10: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks while flanked by fellow members during a news conference on the USMCA trade agreement, on Capitol Hill December 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Pelosi said an agreement has been reached on a deal over the U.S.-Mexico-Canada, but final details for the trade pact were still being ironed out. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)International

    From Online Shoppers to Dairy Farmers, the New Nafta Will Leave Winners and Losers in Its Wake

    By Erik Wasson, Josh Wingrove, and others