Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 7:54 AM
The world’s second-largest economy is built on a growth model that faces increasing challenges, top IMF officials said in a statement.
In a review of the U.S. economy, the IMF focused on the macroeconomic effect of policy shifts introduced in 2025 and their effects on the U.S., its trading partners and the global economy.
Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran dialed back his calls for how deeply the Fed should cut rates this year, telling an interviewer that recent data have reflected a stronger economy than he had expected.
The German chancellor is trying to set a new tone with Beijing to parry pressure from the U.S. But years of deep economic ties make that difficult.
Commerce is becoming fragmented, and prices on the basic building blocks of the economy are more volatile.
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