The IMF = International Monetary Fund warns against rising prices in many countries, saying it has revised its global economic growth outlook somewhat downwards, citing slow economic recovery in the United States and China. Ringed.
IMF Managing Director Georgiewa gave a speech on the 5th, saying that the economic recovery of the United States and China is slowing due to the spread of the delta strain of the new coronavirus, and the outlook for the growth rate of the entire world economy is positive. It has revealed that it will be revised downward somewhat from 6%.
Meanwhile, Managing Director Georgiewa said, "Inflation is rising rapidly in many countries. Global food prices have risen by more than 30% over the past year, combined with rising energy prices, which puts a heavy burden on poor families. "It has become," he warned against rising global prices.
In the financial markets, there is a view that the sharp rise in prices will gradually subside once the disruption in the supply network due to the impact of the new corona subsides, but it may be a sign of "stagflation" in which the economic slowdown and price increases occur at the same time. Some have pointed out that there is a growing sense of caution that inflation will continue for a long time.