IMF chief warns of 'lost decade'

Speaking at a conference in Beijing, Christine Lagarde said although the measures already taken to solve the debt crisis were positive, more needed to be done to lift confidence, the BBC reported. "Our sense is that if we do not act boldly and if we do not act together, the economy around the world runs the risk of downward spiral of uncertainty, financial instability and potential collapse of global demand," she said. "We could run the risk of what some commentators are already calling the lost decade." The warning comes a day after Italy's cost of borrowing hit the highest level ...