By David Lawder WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund cut its growth outlook on Tuesday due to Middle East war-driven energy price spikes but said the world was already ...

The World Economic Outlook's most optimistic 'reference scenario' assumes a short-lived war and forecasts 3.1% real GDP growth for 2026, down 0.2 percentage points.

The International Monetary Fund lowered its 2026 growth outlook for Asia, expecting rising defense spending and an energy shock from the war in the Middle East to keep risks elevated. The Middle East ...

Growth outlook weakened across emerging markets as conflict in the Middle East raises inflation pressures and deepens ...

WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its global growth outlook, warning that escalating conflict in the Middle East — now compounded by a near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz — ...

WASHINGTON — The Iran war has stalled the world’s economic momentum this year, likely pushing growth lower compared to 2025, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday. The IMF downgraded its ...

The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course".

The Bank of England is expected to hold and even potentially hike interest rates this year in response to resurgent inflation ...

The International Monetary Fund raised its growth forecast for Britain's economy this year on Monday but warned that further ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran war has stalled the world's economic momentum this year, likely pushing growth lower compared to 2025, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday. The IMF downgraded its ...