which could lead that kicked off on monday in washington. and north america correspondent is they are and has a preview of those meetings. high inflation continues to plague countries around the world. central bankers are raising interest rates to try and slow down those price increases. as a result however, we have some of the weakest growth projections by the international monetary fund since the 1990s. with the worlds finance ministers and central bankers all meeting in washington this week the increasingly fragile global economy will certainly be the focus along with ways for countries to try and mitigate some of the negative impacts of those interest rate rises. the high inflation however is already having an impact on poorer countries, pushing them further into financial distress, given the uncertain global economic outlook the imf believes many more countries will be looking to the imf for help. for more we can speak now to don lipski, he s a share of the national bure
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so steph, we heard from president biden. how is this new jobs report impacting the white house, how they will sell their jobs plan. what is the real story for them to tell? and this you know is like the mothership for me, i m in paramus. a browns game to you is like a mall in paramus for me. listen, it is tricky. this is a fantastic jobs number. when you look at industries rehiring, it is the reopening story. you are seeing it in education, in leisure, in hospitality. the company is opening, we re rehiring. and consumer spending is up. in the month of april, april consumer spending is reaching the same level it was at above 2019. foot traffic in this mall is reaching pre-pandemic levels. so the one hand they have a great story to tell. america is coming back.