Ray Dalio speaking with CNBC at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 30, 2024.CNBCA postelection America worries U.S. billionaire Ray Dalio, who called for reforms numerous times amid a political landscape rife with what he views as irreconcilable differences between both Democratic and Republican parties.Speaking at the...
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Foreign investors flock to flagship Saudi economic conference — but face less free-flowing cash
A delegate arrives at the King Abdulaziz Conference Centre in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII) forum.Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty ImagesThousands of financiers, founders and investors are set to descend on the Saudi capital of Riyadh for the eighth edition of the kingdom's...
German finance minister warns of retaliation if U.S. kicks off trade war
Christian Lindner, Germany's finance minister, during a meeting Janet Yellen, US treasury secretary, not pictured, at the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024.Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGerman Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Friday warned that if the...
U.S., China trade tariffs escalating would be ‘costly for everybody,’ IMF deputy director says
An escalation of trade and tariffs tensions between the U.S. and China would have "costly" economic consequences around the world, Gita Gopinath, deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund told CNBC on Wednesday."We are seeing geopolitically driven trade around the world, which is why when you look at overall...
Global public debt will hit $100 trillion by year-end, says IMF
A man walks past signage for the the 2024 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings outside of the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC on October 18, 2024. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty ImagesThe International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday that the public debt situation worldwide could be more dire...