The economic uncertainty generated by incoming US president Trump’s threat of sweeping tariff increases is causing long-term interest rates to rise and exerting downward pressure on a global economy already experiencing low growth rates, the International Monetary Fund has warned.

US president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats are already driving up longer-term borrowing costs around the world, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. Uncertainty about the incoming administration’s trade policies is adding to worldwide economic headwinds and “is actually expressed globally through higher long-term interest rates,

Trump hasn’t even stepped back into the White House yet, but his usual chaos is already here. The IMF says his now-infamous tariff threats are pushing long-term interest rates higher worldwide.

US president-elect Donald Trump's threat of tariffs brings a new degree of uncertainty to the global economic outlook, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday.

Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has predicted a slight weakening of India's economy in 2025. Despite the possible weakening of India 's economy, Georgieva expects global growth to remain steady this year. However, she also warned about potential regional disparities.

US President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats are already driving up longer-term borrowing costs around the world, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.

The IMF has warned that jitters surrounding Donald Trump’s threat to impose trade tariffs were driving up longer-term borrowing costs and would add to pressures facing the global economy in 2025. Speaking to reporters in Washington on Friday,