Monetary Policy

Gas price surge, recession fears weigh on European shares

European shares slipped on Tuesday as investors fretted about soaring energy prices and a weak economic outlook after data showed…

3 years ago

Ghana delivers biggest rate hike ever at emergency meeting

Ghana's central bank on Wednesday delivered its biggest rate hike ever, a 300 basis point increase to 22%, at an…

3 years ago

Swiss National Bank posts record H1 loss, says no policy impact

The Swiss National Bank (SNBN.S) reported a first-half loss of 95.2 billion Swiss francs ($100.08 billion) on Friday, the biggest six-month loss…

3 years ago

Oil prices fall as Libya resumes output, global demand outlook darkens

Oil prices fell on Friday on a weakening global demand outlook and the resumption of some Libyan crude oil output.

3 years ago

Analysis: Macro gamblers grapple with immovable Bank of Japan

Investors betting that Japan will have to quit its ultra-loose monetary policy are running into riskier and pricier territory as…

3 years ago

BlackRock misses profit estimates as market turbulence spooks investors

BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) posted a bigger-than-expected fall in quarterly profit on Friday as the turmoil in the global markets shrank the world's…

3 years ago

Stocks fall, dollar gains as U.S. inflation prompts 100 bps hike bets

European shares dropped in early trading on Thursday and the safe-haven dollar was up after the latest red-hot U.S. inflation…

3 years ago

Analysis: High energy prices could sink U.S. stocks during earnings season

Sky-high oil prices pose yet another obstacle to U.S. corporate earnings, and some on Wall Street are worried this could…

3 years ago

The pandemic broke the Fed’s model; this week may show how much

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used his first four years as the world's top central banker to reshape U.S. monetary…

3 years ago

Caixabank ups profitability target, unveils $1.9 billion share buyback

Caixabank (CABK.MC) raised its key profitability target for 2024 and announced a 1.8 billion euro ($1.88 billion) share buy-back programme, expecting higher…

4 years ago