Global Economic Recovery Weakens

The International Monetary Fund cut its projections for global economic growth by .3% and said that there are considerable possibilities of further deterioration in the world economic outlook.

One of the IMF’s biggest downgrades focused on the United Kingdom which had been forecasted to show very small growth through the rest of 2012. The revised forecast is calling for a .4% shrinkage. The Fund still believes that at least 1% growth for the UK is possible in 2013 but that forecast was also cut by .3%. Continue reading

US Economic Recovery “Tepid”

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the United States economic recovery “remains tepid” and has cut the estimated growth of the US economy by a tenth of a percentage point to 2% overall.

The IMF said that the eurozone debt crisis is a driving factor in the revised estimate but also uncertain domestic policies and the upcoming Presidential election. The IMF report also stated that “house prices have stabilized recently but remain at depressed levels.” Continue reading