Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Julie Kozak, a spokeswoman for the International Monetary Fund, stated that the US economy has performed reasonably well in the past few years, but now there are signs of pressure on it. According to reports, domestic demand and job figures in the US are declining.
Kozak added that the country is moving towards reducing inflation to 2 percent, but fluctuations in the trade rate could affect the forecast figure.
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the Fund’s economic advisor and director of research, previously described US trade conditions as “risky” and emphasized the possibility of negative disruptions in the supply of goods. He warned that continued trade uncertainty could dampen investment and economic activity, especially if demand for export goods fails to materialize.
Meanwhile, a U.S. federal appeals court in August 2025 ruled that many of…
