Trump 2.0 boosts economic uncertainty, IMF warns

Latest World Economic Outlook update notes US policy on tariffs, immigration will have unpredictable effects

19 January 2025 - 00:00

The International Monetary Fund is predicting lower global headline inflation this year and next, but warns that the policy plans of the incoming Donald Trump administration herald greatly increased uncertainty. ..

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