Gloomy economic data concerned Philip Lane and other policymakers, minutes of September meeting reveal
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you
Pain and SOFRing
Yannis Stournaras backs two more ECB quarter-point rate cuts this year
Severe weather events are intensifying and so too are their economic impacts
Bank of England governor opens door to a faster pace of rate cuts if inflationary pressures continue to ease
Slowest price growth in over a year comes after painful rate rises
Conflicts, climate change and trade disputes may require ‘forceful’ rate rises in future, says Basel-based body
Central banks are in cutting mode — but how fast they will lower interest rates remains unclear
US central bank chair expresses ‘growing confidence’ of soft landing for economy
Big interest rate cut is yet another evolution in paradigm of liquidity dominance
It’s hard
Opposition retracts support for new interest rate-setting board over concerns about biased appointees
Investors welcome ‘unprecedented’ central bank loans to try to boost markets but analysts say fiscal stimulus is needed
Central bank cuts benchmark rate and unveils support for property and stock markets to boost demand
The Fed went all out last week. The aftershocks of the jumbo cut are still reverberating
An interesting heresy
Rhee Chang-yong calls for caps on university admissions from upmarket capital districts to check price growth
Competent central banks have avoided a repeat of the Great Depression
The time is surely ripe for a rethink of some of the strictures governing the central lender
Local currency bonds have lagged this year but Fed’s move is expected to ease pressure on developing nations
Policymakers are lowering rates and signalling new confidence that a ‘soft landing’ is possible. But few are ready to declare victory
Influential governor Christopher Waller says inflation is falling more quickly than he expected
ECB president highlights parallels between two eras but says modern central bankers have tools to manage structural change
Central bank forecasts Japanese economy will keep growing at a pace above its potential growth rate
