The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to grow a little faster and inflation to keep falling this year

Global growth is expected to increase slightly this year while remaining stuck below its pre-pandemic average, the IMF said Friday, flagging the growing economic divide between the United States and European countries.

The International Monetary Fund has warned that US economic policies under incoming president Donald Trump could hit the rest of the world and ultimately backfire on the US. The IMF says a threatened wave of tariffs could make trade tensions worse,

Donald Trump’s plans for higher tariffs, lower taxes and curbs on immigration risk reviving inflation and preventing the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates, the IMF has warned. Unveiling forecasts that predicted faster-than-expected growth for the US economy,