IMF’s Lipton: Calls on U.S. to do more to show efforts to address fiscal cliff

It’s a cliff man and cliffs can be real dangerous if you’re not careful

(Lipton didn’t actually say that. I put it in for dramatic effect, is all)

• Compromise needed in U.S. otherwise business confidence will suffer further
• IMF meetings this week will focus on how Europe can show unity in dealing with crisis