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World growth to drop by one-fifth, but no US recession: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... is expected to drop by one-fifth in 2008 to 4.1 per cent down from 4.9 per cent, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "There was a risk that the ongoing turmoil in financial markets would further reduce domestic demand in the advanced ...

Iraqi economic growth to hit 7 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... cent, driven by oil price movements, economic reforms and surging foreign exchange reserves, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week. The upbeat assessment is based on a meeting convened in Washington between the IMF and the Iraqi Minister ...

Perfect storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... prices and a shrinking US dollar signal an economic perfect storm looming on the horizon, warns the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Simon Johnson, IMF chief economist told ABC TV's Business Lateline program last night that the credit crisis could ...

Scary markets II

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... making any further RBA rate increases unnecessary. Flying in the face of these claims and supporting International Monetary Fund forecasts was China's third quarter GDP result yesterday, which showed 11.5 per cent growth. Global equity markets have entered ...

Australia versus economic escargot

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
... economists are expecting the Federal Reserve to further cut rates from 4.5 per cent to 4 per cent. While International Monetary Fund managing director, Rodrigo De Rato, claims "[global] economic growth will remain high by historical standards" only slightly ...

IMF blames the world

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
While the Federal Treasurer insists Australia's inflation remains within RBA targets, the International Monetary Fund warns central banks must tighten fiscal policies as global growth accelerates. In a July update to its 2007 World Economic Outlook ...

Economic round-up: Dollars and sense

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2007
The International Monetary Fund is about to clamp down on unfriendly currency policies insisting that its 185 members reject strategies that create instability for other countries. Meanwhile the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has just executed its ...

Germany rebuffed on hedge fund regulation call

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected calls by Germany to increase hedge fund regulation, saying responsible macroeconomic government policies are a better solution. It is being widely reported that Germany, holder of the G-7 presidency ...

Institutions more comfortable with hedge funds: State Street

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
... of the increasingly large private equity buy-outs collapse, a move the US and UK have rejected. The International Monetary Fund has been reported to be rebuffing the initiative preferring more functional regulation.

PE boom poses risks: IMF

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
... leveraged buyouts (LBOs) pose risks to an otherwise positive global economic outlook, according to the International Monetary Fund's half-yearly Global Financial Stability Report. According to the IMF, strong corporate performance and low interest rates ...