How will the IMF's managing director handle global imbalances?

Spain's Rodrigo Rato takes the helm of the International Monetary Fundat one of the most critical moments in the fund's sixty-year history.

Hopefully the arrival of Rodrigo Rato as the new managing director of the International Monetary Fundwill occasion a thorough review of the Fund's lending policy to Argentina.

At the beginning of June, Rodrigo Rato assumes the helm of the International Monetary Fund as its new managing director. He does so at a time when major global economic imbalances are contributing to exchange rate instability and when higher global interest rates could pose difficulties for the larger emerging...

When the world's finance ministers meet in Singapore for the IMF meetings next month, one must hope that they do so both in the spirit of cooperation and with a sense of urgency.

The new director of the International Monetary Fund has hit the ground running with bold reform recommendations.

Experts discuss the challenges facing the International Monetary Fund and suggestions for institutional reform.

If there are no serious bears left out there, can global markets really continue their relentless upward march?