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IMF breakthrough seen bolstering US on world stage

Surprise accord ends 5-year stalemate over overhaul of its governance structure

Published Thu, Jan 7, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Washington

A STRING of agreements between the White House and Congress, capped by last month's surprise accord that ended a five-year impasse over the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has eased, though not dispelled, concerns that the US is retreating from global economic leadership.

From early 2015, allies had much to fret abo…

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