Global fund tips Australia to lead world in inflation

'We won't be spared': Treasurer confirms grim inflation warning for Australia | Midday News Bulletin 15 April 2026

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Global fund tips Australia to lead world in inflation

The International Monetary Fund is urging the Reserve Bank to look through the energy price shock and warns the government against wasteful stimulus measures.

Inflation warning for Australia as global crisis looms

The International Monetary Fund is urging the Reserve Bank to look through the energy price shock and has warned the Government against wasteful stimulus measures.

Australian National Review - IMF Warns Australia Set for One of Highest Inflation Rates in Developed World

Australian dollars coins in Melbourne, Australia, on April 4, 2024. AAP Image/Joel Carrett The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Australia is on track to have one of the highest inflation rates in the developed world. In the latest edition of its World Economic Outlook, the global lender said economies around the world “face repercussions [from] the direct impact of higher commodity prices, indirect second-order effects on inflation expect…

'We won't be spared': inflation warning to Australia

The treasurer is jetting to the United States for talks as the International Monetary Fund warns Australia is is projected to have one of the highest inflation rates as the Middle East conflict threatens a global recession. Jim Chalmers will head to Washington on Wednesday to discuss the economic maelstrom with international counterparts at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings. He said it was a “really dangerous time” for the global economy after …