The IMF Planned to Upgrade Growth. Then the Iran War Happened.

The IMF released its World Economic Outlook this week from the spring meetings in DC, cutting global growth to 3.1% for 2026. Before the Iran war, they were planning to upgrade. That gap is the story.This week on The Tradeoff: what the downgrade actually means, why Kristalina Georgieva's "targeted and temporary" language is diplomat-speak for we're out of money, and why the Fed and the ECB held rates in lockstep for completely opposite reasons. Plus: the petrodollar question nobody is asking out loud, and why "pick two" isn't a hypothetical anymore.For policy professionals, senior executives, and anyone trying to read the global economy without the doom-and-gloom soundtrack. Under 12 minutes, as always.Sign up for more insights and updates at www.mattieduppler.comFollow Mattie on Instagram @MattieDC and Youtube @MattieDC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.