10 Oct 2017
IMF’s Obstfeld: Catalan situation is creating uncertainty
Maurice Obstfeld, the Economic Counsellor and Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund, is responding to questions from the press, with key quotes (via LiveSquawk) found below:
- Catalan situation is creating uncertainty.
- Catalan situation could spillover to Portugal and others.
- US growth upgrade was based on strong data in H1, not tax plan
- In ‘wait-and-see’ mode on US policy