Reeves arrives at IMF with little leeway to prove its UK downgrade wrong - short news
Chancellor faced with fund’s forecast that impact of Iran war will leave Britain as G7’s biggest loser
Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns
The Iran war is bad news for the global economy. But for some countries, the unfolding conflict is having a bigger impact than for others. The International Monetary Fund’s verdict is that Britain is the G7’s biggest loser.
Amid the rising damage from the Middle East war, the Washington-based fund..
source: The Guardian - 14.04.2026