IMF slashes growth forecasts; a deadly attack in Kashmir, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 23 April 2025
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| 0:35.3 | This is the world in brief from The Economist. |
| 0:41.6 | Our top stories. |
| 0:45.0 | The International Monetary Fund warned of dire economic consequences from Donald Trump's trade war. |
| 0:51.2 | It slashed America's growth forecast for 2025 from 2.7% to 1.8% |
| 0:58.7 | and downgraded projections for China, India and the G7 group of rich countries. |
| 1:05.5 | The fund also said that tariff-driven inflation and uncertainty have raised the chances of a recession in America |
| 1:12.7 | from 25% to nearly 40%. |
| 1:17.1 | More than 20 people were killed by gunmen while visiting a tourist site in Palgum, a town in Indian-administered Kashmir. |
| 1:26.2 | It was the deadliest attack on civilians in years in |
| 1:29.3 | the Himalayan region, which has seen outbreaks of separatist violence. There was no immediate |
| 1:35.3 | claim of responsibility. Police and soldiers were searching for the attackers. |
| 1:41.3 | Wall Street stock indices mostly recovered on Tuesday from a sell-off on Monday. |
| 1:47.5 | The Dow and the NASDAQ each rose by 2.7%. |
| 1:50.9 | The SMP 500 rose by 2.5%. |
| 1:54.4 | Markets jumped after Scott Besant, America's Treasury Secretary, |
| 1:59.5 | reportedly told investors that he was optimistic about |
| 2:02.9 | reaching a trade deal with China at some point. |
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