International Monetary Fund

Looking Back: What If Banks Had Been Nationalized?

By By Matt Egan| FOXBusiness| Markets

… a similar procedure was being pushed by some, like Simon Johnson, the former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund . “That’s how you do it. Doing it any other way is just stupid,” said Johnson, now a professor …

Story|11/19/2009

Obama's Tough Sell to the Chinese

By By Peter Barnes, Senior Washington Correspondent| FOXBusiness| Markets

… senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former official at the International Monetary Fund , questions whether China’s leaders have the political will to make changes. “To do so will entail …

Story|11/17/2009

IMF: Yuan Strengthening Is Part Of Needed Reforms

By By Polya Lesova| MarketWatch Pulse| Other Stories

… said Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund , in a statement on Tuesday at the conclusion of his visit ..... strength for the rest of Asia and indeed the world." The IMF expects economic growth in China to be in the 8%-9 …

Story|11/17/2009

The Next Meltdown Is Coming In 2012

By By Paul B. Farrell| MarketWatch| Markets

… author, "The Revolution," "End the Fed." New Republic: "Next financial crisis coming; we made it worse." Former IMF economist: "Bernanke soft landing, sowing seeds of next crisis." Wall Street Journal: "The economy is still at the brink …

Story|11/17/2009

Oil Advances 1.4% to Above $77 on Dollar Weakness

Reuters| Markets

… Underlining views that global economic imbalances are reflected by the weakening dollar, the head of the International Monetary Fund said a stronger Chinese yuan was part of the reforms Beijing needed to implement to increase domestic consumption …

Story|11/16/2009

Ukraine's Rating Downgraded By Fitch To B-minus

By Deborah Levine| MarketWatch Pulse| Other Stories

… nation's budget is falling further into the red, jeopardizing aid from the International Monetary Fund . The rating outlook is negative, Fitch said in a release. The IMF 's decision to suspend its aid program until after the January election …

Story|11/12/2009

Obama's Mission: Striking a Balance in Asia

By Jason Racki| FOXBusiness| Markets

… in the past 20 years, China has experienced an average annual growth rate of 10.26%, according to International Monetary Fund estimates. But in the hands of foreign investors, many of those trillions of dollars sent abroad to buy …

Story|11/10/2009

UK Top Credit Rating at Risk Over Debt

Reuters| Markets

… stabilising public financing. But if we don't get that after election, the UK rating is at quite significant risk." The IMF projects Britain to run a deficit of 11.6 percent of GDP in 2009, the second biggest among G20 countries after 12.5 percent …

Story|11/10/2009

Cavuto: Beware Our House of Cards

By Neil Cavuto, Managing Editor & Anchor| FOXBusiness| Markets

… becomes the world's biggest target. And its once vaulted dollar, little more than a trading tool. The international monetary fund confirming what we've long known. Smart folks are using the dollar now as nothing more than a funding …

Story|11/09/2009

Gold Hits Record Above $1,100 an Ounce as Dollar Slides

Reuters| Markets

… when fund buying took it to record highs after India's central bank buying 200 tonnes of gold from the International Monetary Fund and the dollar weakening further. "Gold is unstoppable," said Michael Kempinski, a senior trader with …

Story|11/09/2009