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Ed Miliband will call for urgent global financial reform at IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok on 14 October 2026, urging development banks to refinance debt to free up fiscal space for climate and development spending.
The IMF has raised its UK GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 1.3% while cutting its 2027 outlook. It advises fiscal consolidation as Chancellor Healey faces pressure to deliver an energy support package ahead of his first budget.
A Congressional Budget Office analysis finds that interest rates 150 basis points above its baseline would increase U.S. deficits by $6.0 trillion through 2036, pushing public debt to 133.1% of GDP.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva called for a prudently hawkish tilt in monetary policy as global debt nears 100% of GDP.
The Federal Reserve's inspector general found no criminal law violations in the headquarters renovation, a project now costing over $2 billion.
The Congressional Budget Office warns that interest rates 1 percentage point above its baseline would push federal debt to 222% of GDP by 2056.
A Congressional Budget Office report shows income inequality decreased in 2023, driven by a 5% rise for the lowest quintile and a 9% drop for the top 1%.
Three major international bodies have issued warnings about escalating global debt levels and soaring borrowing costs.
The IMF and OECD warn of ballooning UK debt costs and downgraded growth, urging fiscal action as Chancellor John Healey prepares his first Budget.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urges advanced economies like the UK and US to prioritize debt reduction and fiscal consolidation.
A new Congressional Budget Office report finds nearly half of small business employees lack employer-sponsored health coverage, with enrollment shifting.
UK long-term government borrowing costs have surged to a 28-year high, complicating the new government's upcoming Budget.
The Congressional Budget Office projects automatic stabilizers will have a negligible average effect on federal deficits from 2026 to 2036.
President Donald Trump announced a deal granting the US control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven oil reserves.
H.R. 8278 would raise federal direct spending by $1 million and reduce revenues by $1 million over 2026-2036.
More than 81,000 UK 18-year-olds have chosen to live at home for university this year, the highest number in nine years, citing the rising cost of living.
The US economy is showing signs of trouble as the national debt passes the $40tn mark.
The Federal Reserve Board has issued an enforcement action with SouthPoint Bancshares, Inc. and terminated an enforcement action with Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiaries.
Vivien Wong shares her journey from a £80,000-a-year accounting job to starting her own ice cream business, Little Moons, with her brother.
The US national debt has reached a milestone $40 trillion, more than doubling in a decade due to heavy spending under both the Trump and Biden administrations.