By David Ljunggren (Reuters) – Canada’s ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Jan. 6 he intended to step down. The Liberal Party will pick a new chief on March 9. Former

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China notified the International Monetary Fund on Thursday that its economy grew by 5% in 2024, IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told reporters, calling the development a “positive surprise” compared to the IMF’s forecast of

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates twice in 2025 and twice more in 2026, International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said on Friday. In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF forecast that

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Friday raised its forecast for global growth in 2025 by one-tenth of a percentage point, with stronger-than-expected growth in the U.S. offsetting downward revisions in Germany, France and other major

By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Mexico’s economy will stay sluggish this year, a Reuters poll of economists found, as the country braces for a possible radical shift in U.S. tariff and migration rules that could dramatically worsen the outlook. Private