(Credit: Bim/iStock by Getty Images) April 7, 2026/IMFBlog By Salih Fendoglu, Mahvash S. Qureshi, Felix Suntheim Emerging-market firms and governments seeking funding from abroad are increasingly looking beyond banks to nonbank sources. As we discuss in an analytical chapter of the latest Global Financial Stability Report, this trend delivers important benefits but also poses new […]
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Global Imbalances: Old Questions, New Answers?
(Credit: IMF Photo) Widening global current account imbalances are best addressed by simultaneous domestic policy adjustments. Industrial policy and tariffs offer a costly fix with unreliable effects on imbalances. April 6, 2026/IMFBlog Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Christian Mumssen Global current account imbalances are widening again, reversing a decade of steady decline following the […]
Trump Loses Grip as Oil Surge Signals Deeper Crisis
April 3, 2026/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com For the first time in weeks, Donald Trump failed to cool oil markets, as escalating tensions with Iran crushed ceasefire hopes and reignited bullish momentum. Friday, April 3, 2026 For the first time in many weeks, US President Trump couldn’t contain a late-week price […]
