September 17, 2025/US Federal Reserve Recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity moderated in the first half of the year. Job gains have slowed, and the unemployment rate has edged up but remains low. Inflation has moved up and remains somewhat elevated. The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment […]
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Italy Needs Higher Productivity and More People Working
(Credit: Audrius Venclova/iStock by Getty Images) While the economy has been relatively resilient, the country must offset a declining working-age population and a shortage of highly skilled professionals September 16, 2025/IMFBlog IMF COUNTRY FOCUS Italy’s economy has remained relatively resilient despite global economic uncertainty, and its public finances turned out […]
