Monetary Fund projected that the global economy may grow 3.9 percent in 2018, and the US would see brighter growth of 2.9 percent compared to 2.3 percent in 2017, due to additional positive factors including

emerging market economies were projected to grow at 2.0 and 4.5 percent in 2019, respectively, down from 2018 projections of 2.3 and 4.6 percent. Looking into 2019, a global economic slowdown may affect the