Comments from the IMF chief economist
- Too soon to say whether the US and China will pull down the next set of global forecasts
- China expected to be slower because of "pretty energetic" measures to slowdown credit growth
- US economy has been "splutter" rather than fundamental change in trajectory
- Japan and Eurozone have been better than expected in April forecasts
- Hard to say what will happen with US fiscal policy and its effects
We'll get some more clues on the US economy in a few minutes with GDP and durable goods orders.