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The IMF urges countries to adopt and respect fiscal rules that lay out numerical limits on spending, deficits, or debt, and act as guardrails to promote discipline and signal commitment to sound public finances

The IMF urges countries to adopt and respect fiscal rules that lay out numerical limits on spending, deficits, or debt, and act as guardrails to promote discipline and signal commitment to sound public finances

IMF analysis shows a decline in private debt offsets increases in public borrowing; notable differences persist across countries and income groups

IMF analysis shows a decline in private debt offsets increases in public borrowing; notable differences persist across countries and income groups

Fiscal Policy under mounting uncertainty means government budgets need resilience - particularly in countries whose economic weight makes them influence global trends, says the IMF

Fiscal Policy under mounting uncertainty means government budgets need resilience - particularly in countries whose economic weight makes them influence global trends, says the IMF

Labour’s leadership is sending mixed messages about how closely it will follow the fiscal rules the party established during its last term in office

Labour’s leadership is sending mixed messages about how closely it will follow the fiscal rules the party established during its last term in office

The IMF says stronger regional economic ties in Asia can help build resilience during a time of growing policy uncertainty

The IMF says stronger regional economic ties in Asia can help build resilience during a time of growing policy uncertainty

Amid heightened uncertainty, policymakers will need to deal with complex trade-offs between debt, slower growth, and new spending pressures, says the IMF

Amid heightened uncertainty, policymakers will need to deal with complex trade-offs between debt, slower growth, and new spending pressures, says the IMF

Barry Eichengreen asks whether anything can or should be done about the US greenback's strength, especially against Asian currencies

Barry Eichengreen asks whether anything can or should be done about the US greenback's strength, especially against Asian currencies

Kenneth Rogoff welcomes economists' recent reassessment of the costs and benefits of public borrowing

Kenneth Rogoff welcomes economists' recent reassessment of the costs and benefits of public borrowing

Barry Eichengreen thinks that investors who are piling back into US Treasuries could be in for a rude awakening

Barry Eichengreen thinks that investors who are piling back into US Treasuries could be in for a rude awakening

New Zealand politicians are putting fiscal responsibility at risk by being unwilling to talk about tax, Dan Brunskill says

New Zealand politicians are putting fiscal responsibility at risk by being unwilling to talk about tax, Dan Brunskill says

There has been a clear change in policy and public attitude toward global trade. How did we get here? What role have different factors played? And what could come next?

There has been a clear change in policy and public attitude toward global trade. How did we get here? What role have different factors played? And what could come next?

Covid-era spending and urgent infrastructure investments may force future governments to carry more debt than previous ones

Covid-era spending and urgent infrastructure investments may force future governments to carry more debt than previous ones

How far interest rates will fall when inflation abates will depend on the persistence of public debt, on how climate policies are financed and on the extent of deglobalisation, the IMF says

How far interest rates will fall when inflation abates will depend on the persistence of public debt, on how climate policies are financed and on the extent of deglobalisation, the IMF says

Those who imagine an imminent debt crisis in the United States are making much ado about nothing. It would be better if US policymakers saved their energy – and political capital – for fighting real rather than imaginary battles

Those who imagine an imminent debt crisis in the United States are making much ado about nothing. It would be better if US policymakers saved their energy – and political capital – for fighting real rather than imaginary battles

Let’s loosen the public purse strings so we can spend more on Jobs for Nature and seriously commit to our carbon goals, says Michael Worth

Let’s loosen the public purse strings so we can spend more on Jobs for Nature and seriously commit to our carbon goals, says Michael Worth