Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its projected economic growth for the U.S. in 2024, lowering it to 2.6%. What Happened: The revision is 0.1 percentage points below the agency’s April projection. The IMF cited a slower-than-expected start to the year and an anticipated cooling...

Fears of a severe economic downturn are fading as economic growth continued to outpace expectations, and on Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) backed up hopes of a soft landing in its quarterly report. The Washington, D.C.-based IMF said economic resilience seen in the second half of...