Central banks set policy to support the economy, provide liquidity, and promote financial stability. Modern central banking ...

With me is Agustín Carstens. Agustín has held senior positions at the International Monetary Fund and the Mexican government.

At the March Federal Open Market Committee meeting, the Federal Reserve opted to raise interest rates by 25 basis points on grounds that inflation was too high. At the same time, Federal Reserve Chair ...

QE2 was once a cruise ship; now it’s shorthand for another convoluted shift in the Fed’s approach to monetary policy. The Fed generally prefers to conduct monetary policy by setting an interest rate ...

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Monetary policy in the United States is determined by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), a decisionmaking body that includes regional representation. Evidence shows that the economic conditions ...

Central banks have long warned that setting interest rates is a ‘blunt tool’ for steering economies and inflation. However, this tool is becoming more blunt. As economies evolve structurally, ...

Australia's central bank is examining three issues that could influence policy, including whether firms have changed how they ...

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Rhee Chang-yong said Wednesday that the central bank will continue its ...

Our outlook for the U.S. economy remains generally more optimistic than consensus, as we forecast stronger gross domestic product growth and lower inflation. We place the probability of recession risk ...