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Geneva, Jun 30 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: EPA archive) The global weekly coronavirus cases reversed a 2-month decline, driven by the Delta variant, which has spread in nearly 100 countries including in the African continent, Russia, Brazil and the United Kingdom.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF VACCINATION POINTS AND TESTING IN WASHINGTON, BANGLADESH, INDIA AND THE UK.
The International Monetary Fund slightly lowers its outlook for the global economy, predicting the global economy will grow by 2.8 percent this year and three percent in 2024, a decline of 0.1 percentage point from its previous forecasts in January. SOUNDBITE
Surging inflation and severe slowdowns in the United States and China prompted the IMF to downgrade its outlook for the global economy this year and next, while warning that the situation could get much worse. SOUNDBITE
The Fed predicts a 5.2 percent rate of inflation, as measured by the personal consumption expenditures price index, before falling rapidly to 2.6 percent next year and 2.2 percent in 2024, Chair Jerome Powell says during a press conference. SOUNDBITE
Tokyo (Japan), 5 oct (EFE/EPA).-(Camera: Kimimasa Mayama) The main index of the Stock exchange of Tokyo, the Nikkei, closed Tuesday's session with a drop of 2.19%, as the price of oil increases.FOOTAGE OF THE JAPANESE STOCK INDICATORS.