IMF BLOG ARCHIVE

Financial sector stability

Fostering Core Government Bond Market Resilience

May 21, 2025

Tobias Adrian, Kleopatra Nikolaou, Jason Wu

Policymakers should broaden central clearing and monitor market-making, including by nonbank financial institutions, while dealers must continue to build resilience

Artificial intelligence

AI Needs More Abundant Power Supplies to Keep Driving Economic Growth

May 13, 2025

Christian Bogmans, Patricia Gomez-Gonzalez, Giovanni Melina, Sneha Thube

The power-hungry technology requires policies to help expand electricity supplies, incentivize alternative sources, and help contain price surges

colorful staircase at batu caves, kuala lumpur in malaysia. a very steep walk up to the cave.

Economic growth

Asia Can Boost Economic Resilience Amid Surging Trade Tensions

April 24, 2025

Thomas Helbling, Andrea Pescatori, Krishna Srinivasan

Stronger regional economic ties can help build resilience during a time of growing policy uncertainty

Fiscal policy and management

Rising Global Debt Requires Countries to Put their Fiscal House in Order

April 23, 2025

Era Dabla-Norris, Vitor Gaspar, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro

Amid heightened uncertainty, policymakers will need to deal with complex trade-offs between debt, slower growth, and new spending pressures

Financial sector stability

Enhancing Financial Stability for Resilience During Uncertain Times

April 22, 2025

Tobias Adrian

Risks have risen as financial conditions tightened, with key vulnerabilities ahead

Economic growth

The Global Economy Enters a New Era

April 22, 2025

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

Amid trade tensions and high policy uncertainty, the path forward will be determined by how challenges are confronted and opportunities embraced

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