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Brazil's Lula lashes out at US dollar, IMF in China visit

Shanghai (AFP) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised the outsize role of the US dollar in the world economy and lashed out at the IMF on Thursday during an official visit to China.

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Fragmented world’s rival blocs may risk new cold war, says IMF head

Warning from Kristalina Georgieva after G7 explores economic resilience, secure global supply chains and less reliance on China

The Guardian - UK

Economic hit from public sector strikes worth it to tame UK inflation, says Hunt

Chancellor’s remarks come despite industrial action being major factor in zero GDP growth in February

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'We need to stay engaged with developing countries': World Bank's van Trotsenburg

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund's Spring Meetings kicked off this week with concerns over high inflation, rising geopolitical tensions, climate change and financial instability. World Bank Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg told FRANCE 24 that "we need to stay engaged with developing countries. More than ever, problems…

France 24

IMF chief urges world to avoid a 'second Cold War'

Washington (AFP) - Countries must do more to avert the costly consequences of growing global trade fragmentation and help avert a "second Cold War," the International Monetary Fund's managing director said Thursday.

AFP

Italy Vows Help with IMF in Bid to Stabilize Tunisia

Italy on Thursday vowed a host of investments in Tunisia and help negotiating an International Monetary Fund bailout as Rome seeks to stabilize the North African country's economic crisis and stem the increased number of migrants coming to the European nation. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani outlined Italy’s efforts and pledges…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Edges Down on US Recession Risk

Oil prices slipped on Thursday as the prospect of a possible recession in the United States, the world's largest oil consumer, offset concerns of tight supply. Brent crude fell 55 cents, or 0.63%, to $86.78 a barrel by 1352 GMT.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Italy vows help with IMF in bid to stabilize Tunisia

Italy is vowing a host of investments in Tunisia and help negotiating an International Monetary Fund bailout for the North African country

The Independent UK

Analysts Rated These 3 Stocks As "Buy Now"... But Are They?

While inflation came in lower than expected in March, rising worries about a potential recession due to the recent financial crisis are expected to keep the stock market under immense pressure in the near term. Amid this, let’s find out if UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), and Altus…

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Wealthy west has little excuse after finally waking up to global debt crisis

As recent banking failures in US and Europe show, rich countries can act quickly when they want to

The Guardian - UK

Strikes drag UK economic growth to a standstill; mortgage defaults rising as households struggle – as it happened

Latest GDP report shows that civil service and teachers’ strikes held back service sector growth, leading to no growth in February

The Guardian - UK

How China changed the game for countries in default

The fragile process for dealing with insolvent economies is now at risk of unravelling completely owing to a powerful and unpredictable force in sovereign debt

Financial Times

Australia must navigate 'choppy waters' amid gloomy global economic outlook, says Jim Chalmers

Jim Chalmers says his budget will be built on the expectation that the economy will "slow considerably" but Australia is "better placed than most to deal with this global uncertainty".

ABC News

World Bank members endorse moves to boost lending by $50bn over decade

Washington (AFP) - World Bank member countries have endorsed measures allowing a $50 billion lending boost over the next decade, its outgoing president David Malpass said Wednesday.

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UK confirms further $500 million in loan guarantees for Ukraine

Britain is ready to provide an extra $500 million of loan guarantees to Ukraine, taking the total this year to $1 billion, British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy calls for confiscating Russian Central Bank funds

Ukraine’s president is renewing his call to confiscate Russian Central Bank assets held around the world and use them to help rebuild Ukraine

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ACI and KMX Reported Earnings This Week -- Are Either a Buy?

As the March CPI report indicated, core prices are stubbornly high, keeping the Fed’s May interest rate hike in play. Rising interest rates and the recent bank crisis increase the likelihood of a recession this year. Amid this backdrop, should investors buy Albertsons Companies (ACI) and CarMax (KMX), which released…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the world economy: another bleak era beckons

Editorial: The 2010s were a wasted decade for economies and the environment. The 20s have all the makings of a second

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Daily Mirror

Shameless Liz Truss takes swipe at Joe Biden as she defends failed tax-slashing plans

Britain's shortest-serving Prime Minister was accused of having 'zero shame' as she blamed the 'co-ordinated resistance' during her disastrous time in No10

The Independent UK

Watch: Bank of England governor speaks in Washington DC amid fears of interest rate hike

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, spoke at the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, 12 April, amid fears of interest rate hike.

The Guardian - UK

UK national debt will continue to rise over next five years, says IMF

Forecast by Washington-based body puts at risk Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut debt as share of GDP

The Independent UK

Economist who lambasted Brexit and Liz Truss joins Bank of England

New member of Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee believes ‘Brexit is bad for the UK’

Fortune

Global growth forecasts point to a new economic order

The center of gravity of global growth is tilting back to the East.

The Independent UK

IMF slashes cash-strapped Pakistan's growth outlook to 0.5%

The International Monetary Fund has slashed the growth outlook for cash-strapped Pakistan, forecasting the South Asian country’s fragile economy will grow just 0.5% this year, down from 6% in 2022

The Guardian - UK

US inflation rate falls to 5.0%; BoE’s Andrew Bailey doesn’t see ‘systemic banking crisis’ – as it happened

US CPI dropped more expected last month, but core inflation rose

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