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IMF Warns Tariffs Slow Global Growth and Investment
10/21/2025
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- Tariffs have negatively impacted global growth, according to the IMF's World Economic Outlook.
- At the IMF and World Bank annual meetings, officials discussed resilience to the Trump tariff shock.
- They cited delayed price adjustments and exemptions as factors supporting resilience.
- Most economies are expanding at a slower pace than they could be.
- Investment uncertainty is driving prolonged weaker growth.
