Global confidence slumps as trade turmoil looms over IMF meetings

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According to the Financial Times research this week, Washington’s economic policymakers have crushed the US-driven trade shock confidence and the threat of global growth is increasing by slaming the financial market.

According to the Brookings-Fit Tracking Index or the Tiger for global economic recovery, confidence index has severely reduced as the financial market conditions deteriorate. Degradation Global Outlook A comparatively contrast of the first view of the first view of the year.

Eswar Prasad, senior fellow of the Brookings Institution, said the global recession would be “premature” but warned that global trade would break down and high -principal uncertainty would suppress significantly growth.

“We saw this huge push,” Prasad said. “Every open economy that depends on the trade is about to be pressed and you will remain on top of it [negative] The effect of confidence. ”

The explorations have come up with Economic policymakers and finance ministers in Washington for the first set of IMF/World Bank’s spring meetings since the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president.

Crystalina Georgiva, Managing Director IMFOn Thursday it was warned that the funds were preparing to reduce the forecast, because “the financial market instability is increasing” and “trade policy uncertainty is literally away from the chart”.

Funds in January predicted world growth this year and next year and next, the United States was determined to expand 2.7 percent this year and 2.5 percent in 2026.

Trump’s decision to declare tariff tariffs on most trade partners on the train on April 2 on the train recognizes a jerk in the financial market and a risk of risk towards the forecast for growth.

On Thursday, the European Central Bank trimmed its main interest rate at 25.25 percent, as it was prepared for the results of the trade war, warning that the outlook of growth was worse due to “growing trade tension”.

Double-annual Brookings-fit Tiger index In both the advanced economy and emerging, compares the index of confidence with real activities, financial markets and their historical tihassic average.

The number of confidence in the United States is especially complete, as well as intense deterioration in the situation of the financial market, as well as the minimum confidence level since the index began. The level of confidence in China and Germany has also increased at the frustrated level.

According to the report, the index of the actual activity in the United States was relatively strong, but they are based on the ongoing information until January 2021 and thus predicted the introduction of Trump’s trade policy.

Some of the symptoms are pointing to the viewer’s activities in the United States, the retail sales in March can jump in 5.5 percent jump and jump to jump and jump because customers are trying to move forward.

In the Tiger Report, the financial market indicators bring more recent information with equity prices until mid -April. The number of businesses and consumers’ confidence runs at the end of March, news reports are used to increase statistics by this month.

“Uncertainty has strictly denied consumers’ confidence and can affect business investment and employment growth,” Prasad said.

“Federal Reserve’s economy and the ability to support the financial turmoil of the forest will be limited by tariffs on domestic inflation.”

IMF’s updates are forecasts on Tuesday. Private sector economists are trimming the forecast for high policy uncertainty, weaknesses and injuries to wealth from falling markets.

City group analysts now see 2.5 percent global growth this year and 2.5 percent in 2026, according to a note last week, the risks of their forecasts were “strongly spread” with the scene.

Washington meetings come when policy makers are waiting for more precision about the new administration’s position towards Breton Woods organizations.

The IMF and the World Bank are the largest shareholders in the United States, the United States has not yet appointed permanent directors for any board of the company.

The President or his Treasury Secretary Scott Besent did not indicate that the Conservative Project published in 2023 would like to implement a recommendation in 2023 to “finish” US financial contribution to the IMF and World Bank.

However, the administration has begun a review of the role of the United States and the support of international organizations. In a discussion on Wednesday, Besent is expected to address the IMF and the World Bank’s new administration policies.

Some Republican lawmakers are seeking change in the approach towards institutions. French Hill, who chaired the House Committee on Financial Services, advised a “back -to -basics” method, where the fund focuses on fields such as macro -economic surveillance and is clear about trying to pay for climate change.

Georgiva and the World Bank president Ajay Bengal met Basent in recent weeks, according to their close people.

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