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The IMF's Outlook: More Risk, Less Optimism

Apr 14, 2016 | 01:43 GMT

The IMF's Outlook: More Risk, Less Optimism
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at a seminar at IMF Headquarters in Washington on April 10. The IMF released its biannual World Economic Outlook on Tuesday.

(Stephen Jaffe/IMF via Getty Images)

The three months since the IMF released its last forecasts have been tumultuous, rife with upheavals in the stock market, evidence that some central banks are losing control of their economies, China's continued decline and a bitter Brexit battle raging in the United Kingdom. Coupled with worrisome business confidence and investment figures, these developments have led the IMF to lower its 2016 GDP forecasts almost across the board. ...

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