IMF warns on risks of excessive easing | Extraordinarily loose monetary policy risks sparking new and dangerous credit bubbles which threaten to tip the world back into financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday. In its global financial stability report, the fund cautioned that further policy reforms were needed urgently to restore long-term health to the financial system before the long-term dangers of monetary stimulus materialised. Without continued progress, the IMF said: "the global financial crisis could morph into a more chronic phase, marked by a deterioration of financial conditions and recurring bouts of financial instability." http://link.ft.com/r/M2ZOXX/52YCW9/6VJWZD/VLFW9F/RPM1H3/W1/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=17 | | |