Economics

Guardians of Global Economy Come Up Short in Virus Battle

  • IMF fails to agree to pump more liquidity into world economy
  • Summers says he’s deeply disappointed by the week-long talks

An empty Park Avenue in New York City, U.S.

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The guardians of the global economy came up short.