The Iran war poses risks to Europe's economy. Growth may slow, and inflation could rise beyond forecasts. The European Central Bank is watc...

Energy shares were down 0.8% after Brent prices fell toward $80 a barrel, as investors awaited the OPEC+ meeting due later this week for an...

"Although policy is restrictive, it may not be restrictive enough and it has not been restrictive for long enough," Federal Reserve Chair J...

European shares opened flat on Tuesday as worries of further interest rate hikes by major central banks in the face of slowing economic gro...

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is likely to repeat Lagarde's message that talk of tapering is premature.

Meetings now start several hours earlier, leaving more time for deliberation and giving policymakers time to speak. Lagarde mostly presides...

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said the global recovery is getting stronger and broader, with wages firming and economies moving to f...

India has told the IMF that the next managing director of the top global financial body should be from an emerging economy and not from Eur...

"We have not received a request by the authorities of Cuba to be included as a member," Lagarde told reporters.

Showering praise on Raghuram Rajan, IMF chief Christine Lagarde today said not listening to his prediction of 2008 credit crisis was a big ...

Formal investigations in France do not necessarily lead to charges, but indicate that a magistrate believes there are signs of wrongdoing.

The highest decision making body of IMF met at its headquarters here in the wake of the corruption charges that have surfaced against its c...

IMF is keen to implement quota reforms that will give more voting rights to economic powers like India and China, MD Christine Lagarde has ...

Crude oil prices have surged to $ 125 a barrel on concerns over Middle East supplies as well as on signs of stabilisation in the world econ...

The site also helped politicians like San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, to reach Chinese audiences during the recent mayoral elections.

France and Germany want faster procedures against EU states with excessive budget deficits and to impose financial sanctions on them, the F...

Big emerging nations should be allowed to join the powerful Group of Seven forum that has a large say in global economic policy, French Fin...