IMF warns low oil reserves and stretched budgets threaten economic resilience

The International Monetary Fund cautioned that depleted emergency oil stocks and overstretched government budgets could soon strain the global economy's ability to absorb shocks, though it upgraded near-term growth forecasts in its latest o

First covered Oct 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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29d Guardian Environment IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’ — World Economic Outlook says states’ oil stocks are low and budgets are overstretched, as it upgrades UK GDP growth forecast for 2026 Developing nations face…

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