The IMF has published its Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission for the United States. A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit, or "mission". Missions are undertaken as part of regular consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources, as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, or as part of other staff monitoring of economic developments. Among other things, the Concluding Statement contains several potential policies to address fiscal imbalances. This includes that...