IMF watching for risk that Israel-Hamas war pushes inflation higher

Canada News News

IMF watching for risk that Israel-Hamas war pushes inflation higher
Canada Latest News,Canada Headlines
  • 📰 YahooFinanceCA
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 37 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 63%

The International Monetary Fund warned of downside risks to economic growth, including the conflict in the Middle East, a slowdown in China and climate...

The International Monetary Fund warned of downside risks to worldwide economic growth, including a slowdown in China, climate change and the potential that the Israel-Hamas war could put upward pressure on inflation.

The risk is the jump in oil prices could seep into so-called core-inflation, a measure that removes energy and food prices that central banks use to set interest rates, prolonging the fight against inflation. China's property Giant Evergrande is abandoning its debt restructuring of $19 billion of its international bonds. Another property lender, Country Garden, defaulted on an international payment and also said it also doesn’t expect to meet all its US dollar-denominated bond payments or other offshore debt obligations when they come due.

'That's nice and all' to 'You are siding with oppression': PM Trudeau's unapologetic pro-Israel stance draws flurry of reactions from Canadians

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

YahooFinanceCA /  🏆 47. in CA

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Factbox-Iran prisoner swap for $6 billion in spotlight after Hamas attacks IsraelFactbox-Iran prisoner swap for $6 billion in spotlight after Hamas attacks IsraelExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »

Factbox-Iran prisoner swap for $6 billion in spotlight after Hamas attacks IsraelFactbox-Iran prisoner swap for $6 billion in spotlight after Hamas attacks IsraelExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-02-23 10:44:08