IMF Chief Tells Economic Leaders: The Time to Act Is Now
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the global economy is caught in a tug of war between an energy shock and an artificial-intelligence boom.

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Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the global economy is caught in a tug of war between an energy shock and an artificial-intelligence boom.
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Many countries blunted the most painful effects of the energy shock from the war in Iran. But prices remain elevated and risks are multiplying.

Economists said the Fed chairman's view that policy isn't restraining the economy, and his emphasis on the energy shock, argue for a longer tightening campaign.
Most officials penciled in one more increase this year. An energy shock and a surge of AI investment have reshaped the inflation outlook.
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India's economy maintained a solid pace of growth in the April-June quarter, showing resilience even as the Middle East conflict clouded the outlook.
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The British oil giant reported net profit of $5.7 billion in the second quarter, surpassing Wall Street consensus.
A new asymmetry in the market means fuel prices won't fall quickly even if the shooting in the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz stops.

Higher energy prices were expected to push inflation above the ECB's 2% target over the medium term.
Inflation fell to 2.8% in June, increasing the likelihood that the European Central Bank will hold rates steady later this month.
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"The economic consequences of the Iran war for the German economy go far beyond price increases," ZEW President Achim Wambach said.
Deutsche Bank strategist Henry Allen says markets and investors are right not to overreact to the Iran war.
As fossil fuel prices soar 'the era of clean energy security must come of age', energy secretary will say. Ed Miliband will double down on Labour's commitment…

The Iran war's global energy shock is causing some nations in Asia and Africa to boost nuclear power generation and spurring atomic energy plans in non-nuclear…

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The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers says Chinese exports of passenger cars have accelerated in March

The Iran war has led the region's leaders to recalibrate their economic policies.

South Korea's headline inflation accelerated in March - the first reading since the Middle East conflict began - highlighting the early effects of surging ener…
The region's stores of natural gas are running at the lowest level in years, and filling them up is increasingly daunting as the U.S.-led war in Iran pushes up…

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