IMF predicts deeper global recession and slower recovery, just as I expected. Good news for gold. The June edition of the IMF's World Economic Outlook Report Update is out! The main message is that the IMF predicts now even a deeper recession than two months ago. As a reminder, in April edition of the World Economic Outlook Report, the IMF projected that the global economy would contract sharply by 3 percent this year, while the U.S. economy would plunge 5.9 percent. When it comes to 2021, the IMF projected 5.8 percent growth for the global economy and 4.7 percent for the U.S. Many analysts cheered the vigorous pace ... (full story)