The U.S. economy has separated itself from the global pack — and its lead could widen in the new year. That’s the upshot of a new forecast by the International Monetary Fund, the organization created at the end of World War II to support the global economy.

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, highlighted during a Friday meeting with the media that the 5% GDP growth of the Chinese economy in 2024 was a "positive surprise.

In its quarterly World Economic Prospects report, published this Friday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) kept its growth forecast for the Latin American economy for 2025 stable at 2.5%. Among the largest countries in the region,

The United Nations financial agency updated its projections for full-year U.S. growth in 2025 to 2.7%, up from 2.2%.

The International Monetary Fund upgraded its global growth forecast for this year, spurred by stronger-than-expected US demand and slowing inflation worldwide that will let central banks continue to cut interest rates.