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Tenreyro urges UK to maintain deficit-reduction path

IMF chief economist Silvana Tenreyro said the United Kingdom should maintain its course on deficit reduction during the IMF and World Bank meetings.

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what happened

The United Kingdom should continue pursuing deficit reduction, IMF chief economist Silvana Tenreyro said on Tuesday.

Newsmetry API reported that she made the comments during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings.

why it matters

The statement signals the IMF’s view on the UK’s fiscal policy and may be relevant to how markets assess the outlook for sterling and British government bonds.

instruments

GBP/USDUK gilts

sources

  1. IMF's Tenreyro says UK should stay the course on deficit reduction — Newsmetry API, 13 October 2026 at 02:32 UTC

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