WASHINGTON – Turmoil around

sweeping US tariffs

risks undercutting what’s otherwise a “buoyant” economy, the International Monetary Fund said. 

“Uncertainty around trade policies could represent a larger-than-expected drag on activity,” the IMF said on Feb 25 in a summary of its latest annual review of the world’s biggest economy. The Fund said it’s also possible that import taxes may not pass through to consumers as much as expected.