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South Korea economy barely grew in Q4; BOK to cut rates in February - Reuters poll
Americans divided over Trump inauguration, some tune it out
Trump says US needs Greenland for international security
South Korea acting president hopes for reciprocal ties with Trump administration
Indiana eliminates 25 athletic department jobs in preparation for revenue sharing, AP source says
Melania's big hat plays starring role in Trump's Inauguration Day
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Trump's special missions envoy Grenell says he has spoken with Venezuelan officials
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Trump holds off on immediate tariffs but plans trade overhaul
President Donald Trump did not immediately impose tariffs on Monday as previously promised but directed federal agencies to "
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Trump says to unleash American fossil fuels, halt climate cooperation
President Donald Trump on Monday laid out a sweeping plan to maximize U.S. oil and gas production - including by
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IMF says China's economic growth of 5% in 2024 was 'positive surprise'
China notified the International Monetary Fund on Thursday that its economy grew by 5% in 2024, IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told reporters,
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IMF lifts US outlook, warns countries against protectionism, subsidies
The International Monetary Fund on Friday raised its forecast for global growth in 2025 by one-tenth of a percentage point, with stronger-than-expected growth
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Yellen to tout U.S. economy's resilience, jobs recovery in major speech
– U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will highlight the U.S. economy’s continuing resilience in a major speech in Las Vegas on Monday, touting the creation of 13 million new jobs and progress in driving down inflation, a Treasury official said. Yellen will speak at a training center operated by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union after touring its cutting-edge clean energy training programs where workers learn how to install solar panels. The remarks in Nevada, likely to be a key battleground state in the 2024 presidential election, are part of a monthlong travel
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USTR finds China's shipbuilding dominance hurts US, is actionable
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UK minister says any move to seize frozen Russian assets must be 'legally watertight'
British investment minister Dominic Johnson said he discussed the seizure of frozen Russian assets with U.S.
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US poor face economic hit as shutdown, childcare cliff, student loans converge
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON - Lower income households and Black and Latino communities will be hit hard when a confluence of U.S. economic events kick off next week, including a sharp drop in
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US should link China's power in IMF to support for debt relief- former US official
The U.S. should demand that China support debt restructuring for struggling poor and middle-income countries as a condition of changes to the
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IMF chief Georgieva: soft landing possible, but fiscal, debt risks abound
Stronger demand for services and progress on lowering inflation have increased the chances that the global economy can escape recession, but fiscal and financial risks
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US Treasury pushing development banks for progress on next phase of reforms by April
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Progress in reforming development banks 'quite limited,' new tool shows
A new tool launched on Monday to track reforms by the World Bank and the five biggest multilateral development banks (MDBs) shows that broad changes are
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World Bank's Banga faces pressure on resources, shareholder schisms
World Bank President Ajay Banga will come under pressure this week to focus on climate change, but the former Mastercard CEO first
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World Bank urges rapid cooling of Israel-Gaza conflict as annual meetings start
The World Bank on Monday told staff it was gravely concerned about the "shocking escalation" of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian
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Rising Asia debt levels could temper growth -World Bank chief economist
Rising debt levels among "seemingly healthy" countries in Asia could drag growth in the region below currently forecast levels, World Bank Chief
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IMF says US bond sell-off may reflect extra quantities on market
The International Monetary Fund is carefully watching global bond market developments after a recent U.S. selloff, the fund's top economist said, adding
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IMF says global economy 'limping along,' cuts growth forecast for China, euro area
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its growth forecasts for China and the euro area and said overall global growth remained low and uneven
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Yellen says World Bank needs 'cultural change' to better mobilize private capital
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Multilateral development banks, keen to expand lending, to meet with ratings agencies
Senior executives at multilateral development banks will meet on Wednesday with the top credit ratings agencies, bank executives said, amid a broad push
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U.S.' Yellen, PBOC's Pan to meet for talks, including on debt
Janet Yellen said on Wednesday she planned to meet Chinese central bank boss Pan Gongsheng this week for talks that will broach debt
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Yellen says oil price cap has 'significantly' cut Russia's revenues
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Yellen tells Ukraine's Zelenskiy: anti-corruption fight is key to future
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WTO chief warns of 'really big impact' on trade if Israel-Hamas conflict widens
World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said she hoped the Israel-Hamas conflict could be ended quickly, warning it would have a "really big
