Stimulus check calculator: How much might you receive?
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Facebook executive confident Libra will win enough financial backers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O), whose digital currency project Libra has been abandoned by several high-profile partners including PayPal,…
U.S., Chinese teams working on Phase 1 trade deal text: Mnuchin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks about sanctions against Turkey at a news briefing at the White House in Washington,…
Argentine markets split after currency controls stoke uncertainty
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IMF board to meet for informal session about Argentina -spokesperson
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The executive board of the International Monetary Fund will meet for an “informal information session” on…
Argentine bond prices fall, country risk soars on debt ‘reprofiling’ plan
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Shares rally, bond yields rise as China fuels trade deal hopes
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World needs to end risky reliance on U.S. dollar: BoE’s Carney
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IMF stands by yuan view; says China could need stimulus if trade war worsens
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IMF says ready to aid Congo in Ebola crisis if needed
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IMF’s Lagarde says U.S.-China trade war could be risk for world economic outlook
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director and Chairwoman of the International Monetary Fund, delivers a speech during a high-level forum on debt…
Mnuchin says hopes U.S.-China trade talks nearing ‘final round’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday a U.S.-China trade agreement would go “way beyond” previous…
U.S., China agree to establish trade deal enforcement offices: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China have largely agreed on a mechanism to police any trade agreement they…
World Bank board elects U.S. Treasury’s Malpass as next president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – David Malpass, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the World Bank, won unanimous approval from the…
U.S., China agree trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – China and the United States agreed to a ceasefire in their bitter trade war on Saturday…
U.S. to seek currency chapters in trade talks with Japan, others: Mnuchin
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday that Washington wants to include a provision…
Mnuchin says U.S. will seek currency provision in trade deal with Japan, others
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday Washington would like to include a provision…
China echoes IMF pledges to avoid using currency as trade war tool
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – China’s top central banker on Saturday pledged to keep the yuan currency’s value “broadly stable,”…
IMF members pledge to avoid using currencies as trade weapon
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday its members pledged to refrain from competitive currency…
Justin Trudeau and IMF’s Christine Lagarde on gender equality at Women in the World summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the International Monetary Fund’s Christine Lagarde speak on gender equality at the Women in the…
For Greece’s austerity-hit elderly, bailout will never end
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Euro zone budget could be conditional on discipline: IMF’s Lagarde
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) – IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Saturday that a proposed joint euro zone budget could…
Japan may soften trade stance as U.S. keeps up pressure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite calls to resist protectionism and for the United States to rejoin a multilateral trans-Pacific trade pact,…
Treasury chief may visit China as trade tensions simmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday he may travel to China, a move that could…
World Bank says shareholders endorse capital increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Saturday its shareholders had endorsed a $13 billion paid-in capital increase, a…
Interview- Christine Lagarde
Amid lingering global economic risks, the managing director of the international monetary fund, Christine Lagarde, has called on global policymakers…