IMF chief calls on US for more cash

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has implored the United States to help back-stop debt-ridden European countries, wading neck-deep into bubbling US political waters. Speaking in the US capital, Lagarde said the 187-nation International Monetary Fund…

Lagarde seeks China’s support for top IMF job

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde leaves the French ambassador’s residence in Beijing after a news conference on Thursday. Lagarde, the leading candidate to run the International Monetary Fund, said she backed a bigger say for…