Renaissance Capital's Charles Robertson looks at the IMF's latest global economic outlook showing a weak global recovery.
U.S. stock markets were poised to open lower as the government's monthly jobs report came in lower than expected.
The IMF managing director on whether German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gotten unfair push back because she is a woman.
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday challenged Berlin's game plan for pulling the eurozone out of its crisis by advocating a series of short-term fixes that the German government has resisted.
U.S. stocks were poised for a lower open Monday on concerns over European political uncertainty and another sign of a slowdown in the Chinese economy.
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says no country is safe from the eurozone crisis if action isn't taken soon.
IMF head Christine Lagarde says no country will be safe from the eurozone crisis if action is not taken soon.
The director of the International Monetary Fund said Monday that Europe needs a stronger financial firewall to stop the spread of debt contagion in the eurozone.
Robyn Curnow sits down with Christine Lagarde the Head of the IMF to talk about the impact of the eurozone crisis on Africa.
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, met Monday morning with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala in Lima, the Peruvian capital. It was her first stop in a Latin American trip that also will include Mexico and Brazil.
The International Monetary Fund approved a number of changes to streamline its emergency lending process and deal with the European debt crisis.
Lucas Papademos, a former banker and European Central Bank vice president, has been named interim prime minister of Greece, the Greek president's office said Thursday.
Europe is heading for recession. China is battling its own economic demons. And with the United States also facing problems at home (9% unemployment anyone?), it's hardly in a position to help.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner warned Saturday that the sovereign debt and banking crisis in Europe represents "the most serious risk now confronting the world economy."
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde sounded the alarm Thursday that global economies are in a "dangerous phase," in her first major speech in Washington since taking over as fund chief.
A French court will investigate International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde to determine her role in a financial dispute, Gerard Palisse, president of the investigative committee, said Thursday.
Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said Tuesday the U.S. government needs to act immediately to resolve the impasse over the federal debt ceiling.
Christine Lagarde, recently chosen as the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said that employment will be her key focus, even more than the fiscal deficits that have swamped the world economy.
Christine Lagarde, the incoming head of the International Monetary Fund, will receive over $550,000 a year in total compensation, the organization said Tuesday.
"Serious" credibility issues arise with a hotel maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault.
Christine Lagarde is set to take over as the head of the International Monetary Fund Tuesday, the first woman to to run the influential financial institution.
IN FOCUS -- All Change at the Top
Christine Lagarde, the finance minister of France, was voted to the post of managing director of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday.
The International Monetary Fund could name a new managing director as early as Tuesday, choosing between contenders French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Mexican Central Bank chief Agustin Carstens.
The IMF is preparing to appoint a new chief to replace the embattled Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
The head of Kazakhstan's central bank, told CNN Friday he is withdrawing his bid to head the International Monetary Fund.
Kazakhstan National Bank Governor Grigory Marchenko explains why he's decided not to run for IMF cheif.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announced her bid to become head of the International Monetary Fund Wednesday after its former managing director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, resigned in the wake of charges he tried to rape a hotel maid in New York.
The United Kingdom will back French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to become head of the International Monetary Fund, British Chancellor George Osborne said.
CNN's Richard Quest explains who takes over the IMF now that Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned.
The International Monetary Fund whittled the candidate pool for its top post Monday, saying it would consider just two contenders, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Mexican Central Bank chief Agustin Carstens.
France's Christine Lagarde is in China seeking support for her bid to become IMF chief. CNN's Eunice Yoon reports.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde just wrapped up two days in China, her latest stop on her world tour to woo emerging nations to support her candidacy for chief of the International Monetary Fund.
CNN's Jim Bittermann highlights a key female figure in France, as questions abound from the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
As the search for the next head of the International Monetary Fund continues, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, a leading contender, met with Indian leaders in New Delhi on Tuesday to garner support for her bid.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde paid a visit to Brazil's capital Monday, making overtures toward developing nations to support her bid to become the first female president of the International Monetary Fund.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announced her bid Wednesday to become head of the International Monetary Fund, after its former managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned in the wake of charges he tried to rape a hotel maid in New York.
U.S. stocks moved higher after a 3-day rout, but gains were slim as investors remain cautious amid a host of economic uncertainties.
Nearly 200,000 people turned out across France Thursday in a last-ditch effort to derail a pension bill that raises the retirement age from 60 to 62.
The lower house of the French parliament approved a controversial pension reform bill Wednesday, despite weeks of protests that brought millions of demonstrators into the streets to try to stop it.
If protests in France damage the nation's brand, can it have a real world impact?
Strikes in France cost the country 200 to 400 million euros ($280 to $560 million) per day, plus "immaterial" and "moral" damages, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Monday.
CNN's Jim Bitterman interviews French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde.
French finance minister Christine Lagarde said Wednesday the euro has made the 16 European countries that use it "stronger" and reinforced the level of trade among them.
Banks in France, including non-French ones, will no longer be allowed to offer guaranteed bonuses to traders and other staff under new rules announced Nov. 5. The only exception is for signing bonuses for new employees, and they are limited to a maximum of one year.
The dollar rose against major rivals Tuesday after euro zone officials said they support a stronger greenback.
France Telecom, which faces a political storm over a spate of employee suicides, on Monday appointed Stephane Richard, a former top aide of France's economy minister, as deputy chief executive of the telecoms group.
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon unveiled further details Monday of a 26 billion-euro ($33 billion) business stimulus package which his government hopes can stall falling growth and prevent the country joining other major European economies in recession.
The French government is injecting €10.5 billion ($13.9 billion) into the country's six largest banks to help stabilize the economy and ensure the banks have adequate lines of credit.
First you mess up the world's financial system. Then you blow the rescue of it. Now let's show you how to do it properly.
Britain unveiled a $87.4 billion rescue package for its battered banking system Wednesday as global stocks prices continued to crumble under the weight of the unrelenting financial crisis.
Asian stocks dropped sharply in Wednesday trading, after the Dow on Wall Street lost 500 points, closing at its lowest point in five years.
European finance ministers agreed Tuesday to raise the minimum guarantee of bank deposits to 50,000 euros ($68,600) across all EU member states and to work together on measures to address the credit crisis.
A French government report into the massive losses at Societe Generale says banks should have greater suspicion about employee fraud and do a better job of notifying the government when the issue arises.
The trader accused of making fraudulent transactions that cost French banking giant Societe Generale €4.9 billion ($7.2 billion) is being questioned in the case, the French national police said Saturday.
The scope of the transport strike widens, but is finding less support among the French. CNN's Jim Bittermann reports.
A 24-hour walkout by French civil servants has coincided with the seventh straight day of crippling strikes by transit workers, putting further pressure on the French government to negotiate an end to the weeklong walkout.
Europeans might be enjoying stateside shopping sprees, but economic chiefs want the U.S. to stop its currency's slide
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Monday that regulators should not rush to impose new rules on financial markets in reaction to the recent credit crisis.
She's French. She's female. And she is causing quite a stir.
She's French. She's female. And she is causing quite a stir.
France's love affair with ideas has gone too far and it is time for the country to quit thinking and get to work, Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said Tuesday as she plugged a tax plan aimed at boosting the economy.
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