The IMF is About to Slash Its Global Growth Forecast for the 2nd Time in 3 Months as High Inflation, China Lockdowns, and War in Ukraine Hammer Economies

Posted on the 13 July 2022 by Phil's Stock World @philstockworld

The International Monetary Fund plans to cut its global economic growth forecast for later in July, managing director Kristalina Georgieva wrote in a blog post Wednesday.

She cited previous concerns over "downside risks" that have worsened since the last G20 meeting in April - when the IMF had already cut its growth forecast to 3.6% - including the ongoing war in Ukraine, 41-year high inflation and the reverberations from COVID-19 lockdowns in China as driving the need to lower expectations...

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