Policymakers

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

Analysis: Battered bulls hope Fed pain in rearview mirror after Powell maps out hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave investors a glimmer of hope that the central bank is unlikely to become more…

4 years ago

Shares march higher after Fed and BoE hikes; dollar regains traction

Global equity markets were still on the front foot on Thursday on relief that the biggest hike in U.S. interest…

4 years ago

Analysis: China struggles for options as COVID threatens economic goals

China's policymakers are struggling to find ways to ward off an economic slowdown that threatens job losses in a politically…

4 years ago

Explainer: What would Japan’s currency intervention to combat a weak yen look like?

Japanese policymakers escalated their warnings against sharp yen falls with the finance minister saying the currency's slump to two-decade lows…

4 years ago

Bank of Japan ramps up battle to defend yield cap even as weakening yen raises economic risk

The Bank of Japan kept up its relentless quest to defend a key yield cap by offering to buy unlimited…

4 years ago

Analysis: BOJ has little room to move as Ukraine clouds recovery, prices soar

The crisis in Ukraine is giving the Bank of Japan a headache not facing other major central banks, forcing it…

4 years ago

ECB on hold but may acknowledge inflation risks

The European Central Bank is all but certain to keep policy unchanged on Thursday but could acknowledge that inflation could…

4 years ago

After volatile January, world stocks start February on firm note

World stocks began the new month on firmer ground, after a volatile January, as reassuring comments from Federal Reserve officials…

4 years ago

Inflation stations: Five questions for the ECB

Record euro area inflation rates mean price pressures will top the agenda for European Central Bank policymakers meeting on Thursday.

4 years ago