A broad-based upturn in global cyclical activity has been underway since the end of Q3 2025. The question is whether the upturn will falter in the face of the energy price shock from the war ...

Central bank governors shape monetary policy, financial stability and investor confidence. Around the world, their appointment processes vary widely, revealing stark contrasts between transparent, mer ...

The military conflict in Iran and the Middle East is curtailing the global flow of oil and natural gas. Along with ...

It is not the same as the post-pandemic Russian invasion of Ukraine, since that shock elevated demand alongside reduced energy supplies. A pure supply shock, being itself a hit to global GDP, weakens ...

Recessions and other economic shocks are inevitable. Although the timing and particulars of the next downturn or emergency are hard to anticipate, one can predict with certainty that another will ...

Keynote Speech by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at Japan's Ministry of Finance's "Future of the Global Economy amid a Fluid International Economic and Monetary Order" Symposium ...

Explore Consumer Price Index trends and inflation insights shaping the economy of India, policy reforms, GST 2.0 impact, and factors driving price stability.

The conflict raging in the Middle East will test the resilience of a global economy buffeted by tariffs and other trade disruptions over the past year.

The preference for bitcoin as a long-term store of value was referred to as the most dominant response in the recent Bitcoin ...

The tracker covers fifty-four large countries—mainly those that target inflation in some manner. Tightening policy is indicated in red, loosening in blue. The more a country has raised (lowered) rates ...

While Pakistan is to blame for where it is, the IMF bears culpability via acts of commission as well as omission, for keeping it there.

If an oil tanker is delayed or prices suddenly rise in the Middle East, gas, grocery, and utility bills can go up for ...