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Jeremy Stretch, head of FX strategy at CIBC, says the International Monetary Fund ate some "humble pie" when it upgraded Britain's growth forecast on Tuesday. more...

The finance chiefs of the world's leading economies opened the door Saturday for the International Monetary Fund to play a bigger role in fighting the eurozone's escalating debt troubles. more...

Europe needs between 100 billion and 200 billion euros to recapitalize its banks to win back investor confidence, the International Monetary Fund's European Department Director Antonio Borges said on Wednesday. more...

The International Monetary Fund *has thus far played a supporting role to the European Union *in tackling the sovereign debt crisis; some say that needs to change, starting this week. more...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned global economic recovery would be “weak and bumpy” and said the global economic recovery was slowing on Tuesday, as it slashed global economic growth to 4 percent for both 2011 and 2012. more...

Europe's debt crisis has worsened and the world economy has entered into a dangerous new zone, says Christine LaGarde, IMF managing director. CNBC's Maria Bartiromo asks LaGarde why she is focusing on short-term measures. more...

China should keep tightening* monetary policy to fight inflation pressures even as the pace of global growth shows signs of faltering, the International Monetary Fund's China mission chief said on Thursday. more...

New IMF chief Christine Lagarde's call to recapitalize European banks by force struck a nerve among the continent's Europe's policymakers and showed she is not afraid to challenge her former peers as many feared she might be. more...

International Monetary Fund staff have provoked a fierce dispute with eurozone authorities by circulating estimates showing serious damage to European banks’ balance sheets from their holdings of troubled eurozone sovereign debt. the FT reports. more...

The IMF does not expect a coming global recession but risks have increased, an official from the organization said on CNBC Friday. more...

Bad economic news bombarded the UK Treasury on Monday as new International Monetary Fund forecasts cast doubt on the chancellor’s deficit reduction plan, the FT reports. more...

China's big trading partners worry that its rapid economic growth cannot be sustained and it could suffer a "hard landing" that spreads damage around the world, according to an IMF report released on Thursday. more...

The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it remains concerned with the potential for a property price bubble in China even though the country's elevated inflation rate may peak within the next month or two. more...

The top candidate to run the International Monetary Fund, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, said she backed a bigger say for China at the Fund while making clear that the euro zone crisis would be a priority if she wins the job. more...

Agustin Carstens, the underdog candidate to head the International Monetary Fund, has accused European governments of trying to pre-empt the fund’s succession process and failing to tackle their own debt problems, reported the FT. more...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the French erstwhile managing director of the International Monetary Fund, had not even resigned before Europeans started to coalesce around Christine Lagarde, the French finance minister, as his successor.* Gone are past promises of an open selection. The Europeans...

John Lipsky, acting managing director of the International Monetary Fund, told CNBC Monday he will be retiring Aug. 31 when his term as first deputy ends. more...

Europeans are pushing for French finance minister Christine Lagarde to take over but leaders from emerging nations are also staking their claim. Insight with Geoffrey Dennis,Cit; Marko Papic, Stratfor, and CNBC's Mary Thompson. more...

CNBC's Mary Thompson has the details on the former IMF chief leaving Rikers and heading to his NYC apartment today. more...

IMF deputy managing director, John Lipsky says he regrets the circumstance that makes it necessary to step in for Strauss-Kahn but will put his focus on building a stronger global economy. more...