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Monetary policy

  • 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

    Exterior of the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa
  • Sunday, 8 December, 2024
    Eurozone interest rates
    How fast will the ECB lower interest rates?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    A euro sculpture in front of the European Central Bank building in Frankfurt, Germany
  • 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

    Montage of ECB president Christine Lagarde and a euro symbol
  • 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
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    US interest rates
    Fed minutes show officials backed gradual pace of rate cuts

    FOMC members take more optimistic stance on labour market outlook at November meeting

    The Federal Reserve building in Washington
  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
    News in-depth
    US and Europe diverge on monetary policy as Trump scrambles outlook

    Big central banks’ rates trajectories part ways as Eurozone wrestles with sluggish growth

    A montage of the ECB and Fed buildings and graph lines
  • 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.

    A customer pushes a shopping trolley outside a Home Depot store in Palo Alto, California
  • 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
  • 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
  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    Markets InsightChris Giles
    Trump’s victory sets up traps for central banks

    The incoming president is likely to attack the Fed if it seeks to counteract his policies or if inflation takes off again

    A trader wearing a red Trump hat, gestures animatedly while working at a computer
  • Sunday, 3 November, 2024
    Federal Reserve
    Fed poised to look past US election uncertainty with quarter-point rate cut

    Central bank expected to stay the course despite a distorted jobs report and unclear path for economic policy

    Signs for Wall St and Broad St in New York City
  • Friday, 1 November, 2024
    The Long ViewJohn Plender
    Central banks need escape route from cycle of boom and bust

    We should debate excessive policy easing and the neglect of credit and debt developments

    Montage of European Central Bank and Bank of Japan
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    Markets InsightJared Franz
    Benjamin Button’s clues for the US economy

    Conditions are reverting to a time of solid, sustainable growth

    Brad Pitt as an old man
  • Tuesday, 29 October, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    The elusive pivot from monetary to fiscal tightening Premium content

    IMF wants lower interest rates and government deficits. That looks unlikely

    US Fed chair Jay Powell and UK chancellor Rachel Reeves chat before the start of an IMF meeting in Washington, DC
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    Markets InsightEdward Yardeni
    Fed should beware of wishing on an R-star

    US central bank risks reviving inflation if it keeps lowering the federal funds rate in pursuit of a nirvana state

    The image displays the engraved words "Federal Reserve" on the stone facade of the US Federal Reserve Building in Washington.
  • Friday, 18 October, 2024
    US economy
    Top Trump economic adviser says big Fed rate cut was justified

    Kevin Hassett is contender to replace Jay Powell as US central bank chair if Republican wins election

    Kevin Hassett smiles as he waits for a Senate banking committee hearing to begin
  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
    Markets InsightDavid Lubin
    The inflation risk for emerging markets

    Fiscal indiscipline looms as the biggest threat after central bank battles to slow rising prices

    The image shows the Central Bank of Brazil building in Brasília, featuring its distinctive modern architecture with two tall towers. In the foreground, there are streetlights and a blurred silhouette of a person walking.
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
    Markets InsightRichard Clarida
    Where interest rates are heading

    The neutral ‘R-star’ level will be higher but the more notable change will be a steepening of the bond yield curve

    The Federal Reserve building in Washington DC
  • Sunday, 13 October, 2024
    Eurozone inflation
    Spectre of low inflation returns to haunt Eurozone policymakers

    Weak growth and reduced price pressures could force European Central Bank to consider prolonged series of rate cuts

    Montage featuring ECB president Christine Lagarde, a line showing the rate of Eurozone inflation and the ECB’s headquarters in Frankfurt
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    Eurozone interest rates
    ‘Highly restrictive’ rates risk hurting Eurozone economy, says Greek central bank chief

    Yannis Stournaras backs two more ECB quarter-point rate cuts this year

    Yannis Stournaras stands at a podium during a news conference in Athens.
  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
    InterviewJohn C. Williams
    Top Fed official says US economy ‘well positioned’ for soft landing

    New York Fed president John Williams signals support for quarter-point interest rate cuts

    John Williams speaks at an event in Washington
  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
    Global inflation
    Central banks must stay on inflation alert in era of volatility, says BIS

    Conflicts, climate change and trade disputes may require ‘forceful’ rate rises in future, says Basel-based body

    Aerial view of waves crashing against a seawall protecting homes near Ventura, California
  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    Eurozone inflation
    Eurozone inflation dips below target to 1.8% in September

    Decline bolsters expectations that ECB will cut interest rates again this month

    The skyline of Frankfurt at sunset, with the European Central Bank building
  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Pace of rate cuts is uncertain Premium content

    Central banks are in cutting mode — but how fast they will lower interest rates remains unclear

    Montage with photos of Jay Powell, Christine Lagarde and Andrew Bailey
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