Feb 12, 2017

Trump will be short-term boost to U.S economy: IMF

Trump's plans for infrastructure spending and tax cuts will be a short-term positive for the U.S. economy, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said.

Longer term she warned higher inflation and a stronger dollar could cause problems, according to the AP.

Her verdict on the Trump administration so far: "this is really a work in progress — there's been of announcements, a lot of tweets, a lot of things being said."

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