The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will cut global growth forecasts due to the war in Iran and sees danger in a world economy ill-prepared to respond to shocks, the IMF managing director stated in an interview with Bloomberg this Tuesday. Before the joint US and Israeli attack on Iran, “we were on track to...”
IMF to cut global economic forecasts due to war in Iran
Tuesday, 7 April 2026RSS

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Inflation measures how much general prices rise over time, usually reported year‑on‑year to compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Portugal’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) estimated January inflation at 1.9% year‑on‑year, down 0.3 percentage points from December, which affects rents, wages and everyday purchasing power for residents.









