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U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: ARGENTINA HAS BEEN A 'FANTASTIC SUCCESS' WITH ITS ECONOMIC REFORMS (@FirstSquaw)

IMF'S GOURINCHAS EVERY DAY THAT PASSES WITH MORE DISRUPTION IN ENERGY PRICES, SUPPLIES MEANS WE ARE DRIFTING CLOSER TO ADVERSE SCENARIO (@FirstSquaw)

US TRSY SEC BESSENT: THE US AGENDA FOR THE G-20 THIS YEAR IS GROWTH (@FirstSquaw)

BESENT: WORLD 'CANNOT TAKE' CHINA WITH $1 TRILLION SURPLUSES (@FirstSquaw)

BESENT: GLOBAL IMBALANCES BUILDUP IS BIGGEST RISK (@FirstSquaw)

IEA'S BIROL STATES THAT CURRENT OIL PRICES DO NOT MATCH THE PRESENT SCENARIO AND MAY INCREASE. (@FirstSquaw)

IEA HEAD BIROL SAYS REMAINING 80% OF MEMBER COUNTRIES' EMERGENCY OIL STOCKS COULD BE TAPPED IF NEEDED (@FirstSquaw)

IMF FORECASTS 2026 MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA GROWTH AT 1.9% VS 3.9% IN JANUARY, 4.6% FOR 2027 VS 4.0% IN JANUARY (@FirstSquaw)

IMF FORECASTS 2026 EURO AREA GROWTH OF 1.1% VS 1.3% IN JANUARY FORECAST, 1.2% FOR 2027 VS 1.4% IN JANUARY (@FirstSquaw)

IMF CHIEF ECONOMIST GOURINCHAS: SEVERE SCENARIO WILL PUT SOME ECONOMIES INTO OUTRIGHT RECESSIONS WITH GLOBAL INFLATION ABOVE 6% AND INFLATION EXPECTATIONS HARD TO CONTAIN (@FirstSquaw)

IMF ISSUES ALL COUNTRY FORECASTS UNDER REFERENCE SCENARIO, WHICH ASSUMES 2026 GLOBAL INFLATION AT 4.4% VS 3.8% IN JANUARY (@FirstSquaw)

IMF FORECASTS 2026 U.S. GROWTH OF 2.3% VS 2.4% IN JANUARY FORECAST, 2.1% FOR 2027 VS 2.0% IN JANUARY (@FirstSquaw)