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Greece must make even deeper spending cuts in the next two years to meet targets agreed as part of its bail-out, according to a European Commission report, and the IMF is to give the country a further …

-German Finance Minister says G20 should insure that IMF has enough reserves.

An EU fiscal treaty draft states that bailout aid is only for countries that ratify the new budget treaty, while EU-IMF inspectors say Ireland has passed the harsh austerity targets imposed under its bailout….

Conservative backbencher attacks IMF attempts to increase resources to tackle eurozone contagion that will see Britain stump up a further £15bn, while German finance minister doubts US will support the …

The Nasdaq led US markets toward strong gains Wednesday, helped by news that the IMF was to raise $500 billion to boost its crisis-fighting capacity.

* IMF seeks to boost lending facility-sources * Yahoo rises after co-founder Yang steps down * Goldman Sachs reports results * Futures up: Dow 33 pts, S&P 3.5 pts, Nasdaq 8.25 pts * For up-to-the-minute …

US stocks fell in late trade Tuesday after the IMF warned Greece’s economy was facing deep risks and the Federal Reserve refrained from providing any new spark for the economy.