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The Exaggerated Death of Inflation
September 3rd, 2014
Is the era of high inflation gone forever? In a world of slow growth, high debt, and tremendous distributional pressures, whether inflation is dead or merely dormant is an important question. Yes, massive institutional improvements concerning central banks have ...
The Global Economy’s Groundhog Day
August 8th, 2014
In the movie “Groundhog Day,” a television weatherman, played by Bill Murray, awakes every morning at 6:00 to relive the same day. A similar sense of déjà vu has pervaded economic forecasting since the global economic crisis began a ...
Can Investment Save Europe?
August 1st, 2014
Economic growth in Europe remains disappointing. Virtually all European Union members are expected to post higher output in 2014; but, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest projections, the average growth rate in the eurozone will barely exceed 1%. ...
Gouging the Gauchos
July 2nd, 2014
Like individuals, corporations, and other private firms that rely on bankruptcy procedures to reduce an excessive debt burden, countries sometimes need orderly debt restructuring or reduction. But the ongoing legal saga of Argentina’s fight with holdout creditors shows that ...
Gold – crossing the Rubicon
August 25th, 2017
Gold is challenging the $1300 level for the third time this year. If it breaks upwards out of this consolidation phase convincingly, it could be an important event, signalling a dollar that will continue to weaken. The factors ...
Christine Lagarde will stand trial for alleged negligence
December 12th, 2016
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde will stand trial for alleged negligence after France’s highest court on Friday rejected an appeal from the former finance minister. Ms. Lagarde is charged with negligence for her role in settling a ...
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde will stand a trial for negligence
July 25th, 2016
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde will stand trial for alleged negligence after France’s highest court on Friday rejected an appeal from the former finance minister. Ms. Lagarde is charged with negligence for her role in settling a long-running legal ...
Greece’s Path to New IMF Loan Grows Even Rockier Following Leak
April 5th, 2016
IMF officials discussed smaller surplus target, WikiLeaks says Fund has been pushing euro-area nations to offer debt relief Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may be alienating the International Monetary Fund just when he needs it most. The IMF has ...
IMF Executive Board Initiates Selection Process for Next Managing Director
January 21st, 2016
The Dean of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Aleksei Mozhin, made the following statement on January 20: “I am very pleased to announce that the Executive Board has adopted an open, merit-based, and transparent ...
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Welcomes U.S. Congressional Approval of the 2010 Quota and Governance Reforms
December 21st, 2015
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today welcomed the adoption of legislation by the U.S. Congress to authorize the 2010 Quota and Governance Reforms. “The United States Congress approval of these reforms is a ...
