CITIGROUP Q1 CET1 CAPITAL RATIO 12.7%; Q1 ROTCE 13.1% || Q1 PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES $2.8 BLN || Q1 INVESTMENT BANKING FEES $1.23 BLN, DRIVEN BY GROWTH IN ADVISORY AND ECM, PARTIALLY OFFSET BY A DECLINE IN DCM || Q1 NET INTEREST INCOME $15.74 BLN CITIGROUP Q1 NET INTEREST
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HARVARD PROFESSOR ESTIMATES THAT A WAR WITH IRAN WILL COST TAXPAYERS MORE THAN $1 TRILLION.
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IMF SAYS MIDDLE EAST WAR HAS DARKENED EMERGING MARKETS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, RISKS SKEWED TOWARD A DEEPER DOWNTURN || IMF SEES EMERGING MARKET AND DEVELOPING ECONOMIES CONSUMER PRICES UP 5.5% IN 2026, 0.7 PERCENTAGE POINT ABOVE JANUARY FORECAST
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IMF FORECASTS 2026 EMERGING MARKETS ECONOMIC GROWTH AT 3.9% VS 4.2% IN JANUARY FORECAST; SEES 2027 GROWTH AT 4.2% VS 4.1% IN JANUARY || IMF NOW FORECASTS IRAN'S GDP TO CONTRACT 6.1% IN 2026, 7.2 POINTS BELOW JANUARY VIEW; SEES 3.2% OUTPUT GROWTH IN 2027
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IMF: REFERENCE FORECAST COMPARES WITH JANUARY 2026 GLOBAL GROWTH FORECAST OF 3.3%; WOULD HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO 3.4% WITHOUT MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
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IMF FORECASTS 2026 GLOBAL GDP GROWTH AT 3.1% UNDER 'REFERENCE FORECAST' ASSUMING SHORT-LIVED IRAN WAR, ENERGY PRICE DISRUPTIONS
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IMF: UNDER 'ADVERSE SCENARIO' OF LONGER CONFLICT AND 2026 OIL PRICE AVERAGE OF $100 PER BARREL, 2026 GLOBAL GROWTH FALLS TO 2.5% || SEVERE SCENARIO ASSUMES OIL PRICE AVERAGE OF $110 PER BARREL IN 2026, $125 IN 2027 VS $82/BARREL IN 2026 UNDER REFERENCE SCENARIO
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IMF: UNDER 'SEVERE SCENARIO' OF EXTENDED CONFLICT, FINANCIAL MARKET DISLOCATIONS, GROWTH FALLS TO 2.0%, A 'CLOSE CALL' FOR GLOBAL RECESSION
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IMF FORECASTS 2026 U.S. GROWTH OF 2.3% VS 2.4% IN JANUARY FORECAST, 2.1% FOR 2027 VS 2.0% IN JANUARY
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IMF ISSUES ALL COUNTRY FORECASTS UNDER REFERENCE SCENARIO, WHICH ASSUMES 2026 GLOBAL INFLATION AT 4.4% VS 3.8% IN JANUARY
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IMF CHIEF ECONOMIST GOURINCHAS: SEVERE SCENARIO WILL PUT SOME ECONOMIES INTO OUTRIGHT RECESSIONS WITH GLOBAL INFLATION ABOVE 6% AND INFLATION EXPECTATIONS HARD TO CONTAIN
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IMF FORECASTS 2026 EURO AREA GROWTH OF 1.1% VS 1.3% IN JANUARY FORECAST, 1.2% FOR 2027 VS 1.4% IN JANUARY
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IMF FORECASTS 2026 MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA GROWTH AT 1.9% VS 3.9% IN JANUARY, 4.6% FOR 2027 VS 4.0% IN JANUARY
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