IMF warns tariffs and geopolitical tensions threaten markets and global growth

Fund warns breakdown in ties between world’s most powerful nations could derail its economic forecastsGold and silver hit record highs as markets reelBusiness live – latest updatesThe International Monetary Fund has warned mounting geopolitical tensions and an escalation of Donald Trump’s tariff war could hit global economic growth and trigger a backlash in financial markets.In an update as Trump threatens to impose tariffs on Nato allies opposed to his ambitions in Greenland, the Washington-based fund said a renewed eruption in trade tensions was among the biggest risks to global growth in 2026. Continue reading...