Press Conference: Update on the U.S. Economy, June 2024
June 28, 2024
PARTICIPANTS:
Moderator:
JULIE KOZACK
Director, IMF Communications Department
Speakers:
KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA
Managing Director, IMF
RODRIGO VALDÉS
Director, IMF Western Hemisphere
NIGEL CHALK
Deputy Director, IMF Western Hemisphere
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MS. KOZACK: Good afternoon everyone, both to those of you joining us here in person and to everyone joining us online. Welcome to this IMF Press Conference on the conclusion of the 2024 United States Article IV Consultation. I’m Julie Kozack, Director of the Communications Department here at the IMF. By now you should have the IMF Staff’s concluding statement, which has also been posted on imf.org.
Let me start with introducing our speakers, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, Rodrigo Valdés, Director of the Western Hemisphere Department, and Nigel Chalk, Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Department and Mission Chief for the United States. The Managing Director will start by delivering some opening remarks, and then we will take your questions in person on WebEx and via the Press Center.
Managing Director over to you.
MS. GEORGIEVA: Thank you very much Julie. Let me start by thanking the U.S. authorities and especially Chair Powell and Secretary Yellen for the engagement. We have had very constructive discussion…
