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Politicians and policy wonks diverge on economy

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🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Prominent policymakers and world leaders met in Washington last week to discuss the economic outlook. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why US politicians are taking a rosier view of inflation and vulnerabilities in the banking sector than the IMF. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:43.6

I do think the outlook is reasonable. It's certainly stronger, brighter than the last time we had the annual meetings in October.

0:53.5

Global growth projections are higher than they were at that time.

0:59.7

That was Janet Yellen, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, sounding more optimistic at the World Bank

1:06.0

and International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington, D.C. last week. The mixed messages coming from

1:11.9

central bankers and the IMF is the focus of this week's views room. Welcome back to the

1:17.8

views, a podcast from Reuters breaking views where columnists from around the world talk about the

1:22.4

big stories of the week. I'm your host, Amy Donnellan, coming to you from London.

1:28.3

All eyes were on Washington, D.C. last week, as global central bankers met for an annual conference.

1:34.6

Despite soaring inflation and weaknesses emerging in the financial system, thanks to higher interest rates,

1:40.0

economists like Yellen were surprisingly sanguine.

1:42.8

But my colleague Francesco Guerrera,

1:44.6

reckons there is still reason to be skeptical.

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