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Central banks

  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    Free LunchMartin Sandbu
    It’s high time to make Russia pay Premium content

    G7’s $50bn loan is no substitute for transferring blocked foreign exchange reserves to Ukraine

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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Bank of Canada
    Bank of Canada warns Trump’s tariffs will ‘dramatically’ hit growth

    Central bank has slashed borrowing costs five times this year in an effort to combat unemployment and boost growth

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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Global Economy
    Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

    Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Can robots replace humans in monetary policy? Premium content

    No, but machines are making some serious progress

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  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    Reserve Bank of India
    India replaces ‘hawkish’ central banker Shaktikanta Das

    Incoming Reserve Bank of India governor Sanjay Malhotra seen as more likely to cut rates despite rising inflation

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  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    US quantitative easing
    Even slower for even longer

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  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Federal Reserve
    Powell ‘not concerned’ over risks Trump will stifle Fed independence

    US central bank chief says his institution has ‘broad support’ on Capitol Hill

    Jay Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, right, during the New York Times DealBook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York
  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Europe lacks a monetary response to Trump Premium content

    Uncertain inflationary effects leave the ECB hoping for the best

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  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
    European Central Bank
    ECB to abandon crisis-era strategy as inflation falls

    Chief economist Philip Lane says focus on latest economic data will ebb

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  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    The Long ViewJohn Plender
    Stand by for financial instability

    The combination of huge public debt issuance and Trump’s notorious unpredictability is a toxic mix for markets

    A trader wearing a Trump hat works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    Bank of England
    BoE warns of risks from non-banks in future markets crisis

    Fire sales of assets by pension funds, hedge funds and other investors would amplify impact, says study

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  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    Bank of England
    How to modernise central bank balance sheets: no notes

    Should we call time on the anachronism of classifying banknotes as liabilities?

  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
    UK inflation
    UK cannot yet declare victory over inflation, warns BoE deputy governor

    Clare Lombardelli says signs of tightness in labour market show ‘last mile is the hardest’

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  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
    InterviewReserve Bank of India
    India’s central bank governor says economy ‘well placed’ to handle shocks

    RBI chief Shaktikanta Das believes economic fragmentation, protectionism and tariffs are among the biggest threats

    Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das
  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
    Markets InsightIan Harnett
    It’s prices stupid: how inflation targeting has failed electorates

    It may well be time for governments and central banks to revisit their monetary policy mandates.

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  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    US economy
    Leveraged hedge funds magnified August market sell-off, Fed says

    US central bank report pins blame for trading volatility partly on investors that had taken on too much debt

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  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    DeAnne Julius
    Britain is being stalked by the spectre of stagflation

    A combination of lower output, higher unemployment and inflation would leave the Bank of England in a tight spot

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  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
    UK quantitative easing
    We got the UK Government to finally release the document underpinning quantitative easing

    The Deed of Indemnity is published at last

  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
    Bank of England
    BoE must take ‘gradual approach’ to rate cuts after Budget, Bailey says

    Bank governor tells MPs it will take time to assess the impact of national insurance rise

    Andrew Bailey speaking at the Treasury Committee
  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
    Eurozone interest rates
    ECB must commit to faster rate cuts, says Bank of Italy governor

    Fabio Panetta sees risk of inflation falling ‘well below’ central bank’s 2% target amid stagnant demand

    Bank of Italy governor Fabio Panetta, pictured speaking in Washington DC,  last month
  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
    Bangladesh
    Bangladesh tycoon says Singapore citizenship is a shield against central bank ‘intimidation’

    Mohammed Saiful Alam considers international arbitration over accusations he siphoned money out of banking sector

    Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam along a main road in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    US economy
    Powell says Fed in no ‘hurry’ to lower interest rates further

    Central bank chair warns path to a reduction in inflation will be ‘bumpy’

    Jay Powell
  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    European Central Bank
    ECB cut rates to avoid damage to economy, meeting minutes show

    Hawkish policymakers agreed with move because of a strengthening ‘disinflationary trend’

    EU flags in front of the European Central Bank’s headquarters in Frankfurt
  • Saturday, 9 November, 2024
    Federal Reserve
    Trump warned against meddling with Federal Reserve’s independence

    Any effort by president-elect to interfere in interest rate policy could destabilise markets

    Jay Powell, left, and Donald Trump, in the Rose Garden of the White House on November 2 2017
  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    US economy
    US economy could ‘overheat’ under Trump, warns bond giant Pimco

    CIO Dan Ivascyn says interest rate cuts could be paused and stocks look vulnerable after post-election rally

    Dan Ivascyn during a television interview
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