Fiscal policy should "prepare for possib...

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- With global growth slowing and uncertainty rising, fiscal policy should prepare for possible downturns, balancing growth and sustainability objectives, the Internatio

Xinhua Headlines: Chinese economy keeps ...

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday revised up the 2019 growth projection for China to 6.3 percent, while downgrading global growth forecast to 3.3 perce

U.S. dollar edges down as IMF lowers 201...

NEW YORK, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar declined against its major rivals in late trading on Tuesday as market sentiment was dented by the downbeat forecasts on global growth by the Internation

IMF lowers growth forecast for South Afr...

JOHANNESBURG, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday lowered its forcast for South Africa's economic growth in 2019, from 1.4 percent to 1.2 percent, citing policy and p

IMF revises up China's growth forecast f...

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday revised up the 2019 growth projection for China to 6.3 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from its previous estimation i

IMF lowers global growth forecast for 20...

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday lowered its global growth forecast for 2019 to 3.3 percent in the newly-released World Economic Outlook (WEO) report,

IMF lowers global growth forecast for 20...

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday lowered its global growth forecast for 2019 to 3.3 percent in a newly-released World Economic Outlook report, down 0.2

Trade balances mostly driven by economic...

Most of the changes in bilateral trade balances over the past two decades can be explained by the combined effect of macroeconomic factors, while tariff variations played a much smaller role, accord

Trade balances mostly driven by economic...

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Most of the changes in bilateral trade balances over the past two decades can be explained by the combined effect of macroeconomic factors, while tariff variations pla

IMF forecasts 1.1-pct growth for Swiss e...

GENEVA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Switzerland should expect to post muted economic growth in 2019 due to factors such as subdued domestic demand, a sustained regional slowdown, global trade tensions and Br