IMF call over oil prices
680120
URGENT action is needed to ensure sky-high oil prices do not derail the global economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.
727556
The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that the risks of a global slowdown have increased due to higher interest rates, surging oil prices and an apparent cooling in the U.S. housing market that could slow the U.S. economy.
235000
Soaring oil prices once again  threaten to hijack Friday's meeting of finance chiefs from the  world's top economic powers, overshadowing China's debut in the  G7 spotlight.
357045
Worried soaring oil prices could  hurt the best global prospects in years, finance chiefs from  wealthy nations met on Friday to try to work out what lay  behind the surge and how to buffer the economic expansion.
311870
The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it would increase its monitoring of energy trading and related market developments as more banks and hedge funds enter the energy markets.
696912
The International Monetary Fund is to step up its surveillance of hedge funds as part of an attempt by the global community to tackle the speculation that has driven oil prices to $50 a barrel in recent weeks.
341191
The world economy will face higher prices than in the past decade as more oil comes from &quot;politically unstable&quot; countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, and production costs rise, the International Energy Agency warned on Tuesday.
167570
The head of the International Monetary Fund says markets cannot solve the problem of the sliding dollar without intervention.
5690
&quot;The sharp rise in oil prices has contributed to the weakening of the expansion in recent months, and will likely continue to do so for several quarters,&quot; the IMF report said.
644364
Tight oil supplies could leave the  global economy worryingly vulnerable for years to come, a  senior International Monetary Fund official said on Thursday.
79397
The global economy should register its strongest growth in three decades in 2004 despite soaring oil prices, which are expected to restrain the US expansion a bit, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
550367
The world's top finance officials on Friday asked oil-producing nations to step up output and agreed it was crucial to work out exactly why prices have soared to levels that threaten global growth.
115759
The International Monetary Fund warns that rising oil prices might slow down worldwide economic growth.
146790
Leaders of the G8 powers will call this week for greater vigilance on hedge funds in the hope that the industry will take it upon itself to prevent accidents like the collapse of LTCM in the late 1990s.
493919
The Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi stated that oil prices might influence his decision making for the Budget 2005.
551471
The global economy should register its strongest growth in 30 years in 2004 despite soaring oil prices, which are expected to restrain the US expansion a bit, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
699543
Global oil prices are likely to   continue volatile as supplies remain tight, the International   Monetary Fund's chief economist said on Thursday.