Recent News Headlines : Monetary Policy

HOW BITCOIN CAN SAVE THE WORLD FROM DEFLATION


Rather than printing cash or toying with quantitative easing QE, Haldane argued, why don't central banks harness blockchain technology to achieve greater monetary traction?... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 38

CENTRAL BANKS NEED TO ENSURE TIGHTENING COOLS FROTH IN FINANCIAL MARKETS


Central banks need to ensure tightening cools froth in financial markets BIS... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 63

FED'S BULLARD WARNS YIELD CURVE MAY INVERT IN A 'BEARISH' SIGN


Yield curve inversion is a naturally bearish signal for the economy... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 139

DOW SURGES ABOVE 24,000 AS OPEC EXTENDS AGREEMENT


A strengthening euro affected main eurozone markets with Frankfurt's DAX 30 sliding 0.3 percent while the Paris CAC 40 dropped 0.5 percent... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 0

JUNK BOND RALLY DRAWING TO CLOSE, SAY EUROPEAN FUNDS


Going forward there will be no rising tides lifting all boats, said Jean Medecin, member of the investment committee at Carmignac... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 10

SOUTH KOREA RAISES RATES FOR FIRST TIME IN SIX YEARS, FLAGS JOB MARKET RISKS


Board member Cho Dong-chul dissented in the 6-1 vote to raising interest rates to 1.50 percent... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 0

TRUMP NOMINATES MARVIN GOODFRIEND FOR FED GOVERNOR POST


Along with Powell, Goodfriend would join recently appointed Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles, and Fed Gov. Lael Brainard, atop the world's most influential central bank... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 9

DON'T IGNORE RISING RISK IN GERMAN ECONOMY, BUNDESBANK WARNS


Risks have built up, in particular, during the prolonged period of low interest rates... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 2

US FED CHAIR NOMINEE SAYS CASE FOR RATE HIKE IN DEC 'COMING TOGETHER'


He argued that the central bank would continue to tighten its monetary policy as the unemployment rate hits record low and the economy continues steady growth... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 402

TRUMP'S FED CHAIR NOMINEE TO FACE QUESTIONS AT SENATE HEARING


And all eyes will be on President Donald Trump's nominee, Jerome Powell, when he attends his confirmation hearing later today... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 2

TRUMP'S PICK FOR FED CHAIR TO FACE GRILLING ON U.S. RATE POLICY


Jerome Powell is stepping out from the shadows... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 12

A 'COMPLETELY FLAT' YIELD CURVE AND RECORD-LOW YIELDS LIE AHEAD IN 2018


A flat-to-inverted yield curve is considered a portent of a U.S. recession, and could spark waves of fear for investors across all asset classes... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 465

BUBBLE OR BREAKTHROUGH? BITCOIN KEEPS CENTRAL BANKERS ON EDGE


Some central banks such as Sweden's Riksbank and the Bank of England are also looking at the merits of introducing their own digital currency... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 629

GENERAL NAMED TO HEAD DEBT-RIDDEN VENEZUELAN OIL COMPANY


Maduro announced on state television that he had named Major General Manuel Quevedo of the National Guard as oil minister and president of PDVSA... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 0

GENERAL NAMED TO HEAD DEBT-RIDDEN VENEZUELAN OIL COMPANY


Maduro announced on state television that he had named Major General Manuel Quevedo of the National Guard as oil minister and president of PDVSA... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 0

GENERAL NAMED TO HEAD DEBT-RIDDEN VENEZUELAN OIL COMPANY


Maduro announced on state television that he had named Major General Manuel Quevedo of the National Guard as oil minister and president of PDVSA... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 0

GENERAL NAMED TO HEAD DEBT-RIDDEN VENEZUELAN OIL COMPANY


Maduro announced on state television that he had named Major General Manuel Quevedo of the National Guard as oil minister and president of PDVSA... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 0

HERE'S WHAT THE WORLD'S CENTRAL BANKS REALLY THINK ABOUT BITCOIN


Eight years since the birth of bitcoin, central banks around the world are increasingly recognizing the potential upsides and downsides of digital currencies... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 5206

TORONTO AND VANCOUVER AMONG GLOBAL CITIES AT GREATEST RISK OF HOUSING BUBBLE


Toronto and Vancouver among global cities at greatest risk of housing bubble UBS... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 736

ECB SPLIT OVER KEEPING BOND BUYS OPEN-ENDED


The euro zone's central bank already has over 2.2 trillion euros worth of assets on its balance sheet... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 2

EUROPE STOCKS FALL AFTER CHINA DROP DOLLAR STEADY MARKETS WRAP


These are the main moves in markets Stocks The Stoxx Europe 600 Index declined 0.2 percent as of 9 26 a.m... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 207

FED SIGNALS DECEMBER HIKE EVEN AS DEBATE ON PRICES PERSISTS


Unemployment is at a 16-year low, although inflation remains well beneath their 2 percent target... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 350

THESE CHARTS SHOW THE U.S. ECONOMY YELLEN WILL LEAVE TO POWELL


Equities' Elevation Perhaps the biggest beneficiaries of Fed monetary policy have been investors... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 232

THE FLATTENING YIELD CURVE IS LIKE SURGING BITCOIN TO MORGAN STANLEY


To Morgan Stanley's Matthew Hornbach, the flattening Treasury yield curve has a lot in common with the surging price of bitcoin... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 72

GOLDMAN SACHS SEES FOUR 2018 FED RATE HIKES AS U.S. GROWTH GAINS


Before the latest revision the most recent Goldman Sachs forecast for 2018 growth was 2.4 percent, according to forecasts compiled by Bloomberg... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 2200

BRAZIL CENTRAL BANKER SAYS 'FINE' WITH GRADUAL U.S. RATE HIKES


FILE PHOTO Brazil's Central Bank President Ilan Goldfajn gestures during an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil August 9, 2017... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 146

HASSETT BETS ON 3% U.S. GROWTH THAT SUMMERS SEES IN FAIRYLAND


The CBO forecasts the U.S. growth potential at just less than 2 percent through at least 2027... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 262

CHINA CENTRAL BANK ADVISER EXPECTS LESS FORCEFUL DELEVERAGING IN 2018


Central bank adviser Sheng on Thursday said he expects China to keep the yuan stable, with no sharp moves in either direction... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 9

CHINA GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WARNS OF BUBBLE RISKS IN FINANCIAL SECTOR


He also weighed in on how China manages its massive pile of foreign exchange reserves, which rose to 3.109 trillion in October... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 9

CHINA CENTRAL BANK ADVISER EXPECTS LESS FORCEFUL DELEVERAGING IN 2018


Central bank adviser Sheng on Thursday said he expects China to keep the yuan stable, with no sharp moves in either direction... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 33

Trending News Headlines : Monetary Policy

CANADIAN DOLLAR JUMPS TO HIGHEST POINT SINCE 2015 AS CENTRAL BANK RAISES INTEREST RATES AGAIN


Canadian dollar jumps to above 82 cents us as central bank hikes for second time this year... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 5283

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY SET TO GET EVEN WORSE NEXT YEAR, BIG BANKS WARN


Mortgage carrying costs to rise 8 percent for new buyers next year, Scotiabank says... READ MORE

7th October, 2017 3178

FISCHER TO STEP DOWN IN MID-OCTOBER AS FED VACANCIES MOUNT


He cited personal reasons in a resignation letter Wednesday to Trump for leaving on or around Oct. 13... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 2883

BOE RAISES INTEREST RATE FOR FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN DECADE


Led by Governor Mark Carney, the Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 on Thursday to increase the benchmark rate to 0.5 percent from 0.25 percent... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 2503

CANADIAN BORROWERS WAIT AND WONDER IF RATES WILL RISE TOMORROW


Whether or not central bank lifts interest rates, the impact of a rise is already in the market... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 1946

FED SIGNALS ANOTHER 2017 RATE HIKE ASSET-SHRINKING TO START NEXT MONTH


Economists had also forecast that Fed policy makers would maintain their projection for one more rate increase this year, and take that action in December... READ MORE

21st September, 2017 1803

THE U.S. YIELD CURVE IS FLATTENING AND HERE'S WHY IT MATTERS


To put it simply, the Treasury yield curve measures the spread between short- and long-term debt issued by the U.S. government... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 1449

YEN AT THREE-MONTH LOWS ON ABE WIN EURO STRUGGLES WITH SPAIN


The euro eased just 0.1 percent early Monday to 1.1771 EUR and has strong chart support around 1.1729... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 1125

KRUGMAN SAYS POTENTIAL FED CHAIR WARSH IS 'WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING'


Warsh is married to Jane Lauder, daughter of Trump friend Ronald Lauder... READ MORE

11th October, 2017 1041

FED SIGNALS DECEMBER HIKE ON TRACK A DAY BEFORE TRUMP ANNOUNCES NEXT CHAIR


All four Fed rate hikes since late 2015 have come at gatherings that were accompanied by a press conference, which occur at alternating meetings... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 914

FRANCE'S MACRON PRESENTS HIS RECEIPT FOR EUROPE AMID MOUNTING POPULISM


At the economic and financial level, Macron urged coordinated moves to make the single-currency bloc the heart of Europe's global economic power... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 830

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT POWELL'S FED CHAIR SELECTION


Powell, 64, who joined the Fed Board of Governors in 2012, has publicly backed the central bank's plan of gradually raising interest rates... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 762

TRUMP NOMINATES FED GOV. JEROME POWELL AS THE NEXT FEDERAL RESERVE CHIEF


Trump nominates Fed Gov. Jerome Powell as the next Federal Reserve chief... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 655

BANK OF CANADA'S POLOZ MIGHT BE SPOOKED BY AN UNNATURAL ECONOMY


Bank holds interest rates and expects 'deviations in behaviour' in 'different from normal' economy... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 630

AMAZON'S PLANS TO CUT FOOD PRICES WILL BE A HEADACHE FOR THE FED


A low unemployment rate is supposed to boost inflation, or so the economic theory goes... READ MORE

25th August, 2017 619

EX-BANK MANAGER TO FACE CHARGES IN PHILIPPINES FOR CYBER HEIST, OTHERS CLEARED


FILE PHOTO Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 528

WALL STREET'S BOND GURUS HAVE THE FED'S BALANCE-SHEET UNWIND ALL WRONG


Wall Streets Bond Gurus Are Wrong on Feds QE Unwind... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 523

ECB TO CONSIDER CUTTING QE PURCHASES IN HALF NEXT YEAR


ECB staff see inflation even lower in 2018, at 1.2 percent, before an acceleration to 1.5 percent in the following year... READ MORE

13th October, 2017 517

TRUMP TAPS POWELL FOR FED TO OVERSEE ECONOMY FRAUGHT WITH RISKS


One says monetary policy is too tight, and the other says it is too slack, he added... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 512

ASIAN SHARES WOBBLE AS INVESTORS AWAIT FED MEETING FOR RATE CLUES


South Korean shares .KS11 dipped 0.1 percent, against a backdrop of continuing tensions on the Korean peninsula... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 503

U.S. STOCKS DECLINE, METALS DROP IN FED AFTERMATH


Here are the main moves in markets Stocks The S P 500 Index fell 0.3 percent to 2,500.77 as of 4 p.m... READ MORE

21st September, 2017 384

STOCKS MIXED, EURO GAINS; DOLLAR DROPS BEFORE FED


The British pound gained before the Bank of England's rates decision... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 376

U.S. STOCKS CLIMB TO RECORD AS TREASURIES DECLINE


Spain's IBEX 35 Index declined and the euro weakened amid the stand-off over independence for Catalonia... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 370

STOCKS RISE, DOLLAR FALLS AFTER WEAK JOBS NUMBER


The Stocks Europe 600 Index gained a third day, with media companies among the winners after Vivendi SA sales beat estimates... READ MORE

1st September, 2017 360

MUTED INFLATION A TRILLION-DOLLAR PUZZLE, SAYS BIS


The BIS said this raises a question over the potential for another crisis if there is a significant rise in interest rates... READ MORE

17th September, 2017 356

DRAGHI KICKS OFF QE EXIT DEBATE HE HAS LONG SOUGHT TO AVOID


For many economists, the central bank has little choice but to slow buying next year... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 350

STOCK MARKET'S FUTURE IN TRUMP'S HANDS AS FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIR PICK LOOMS


A governor on the Federal Reserve board since 2012, Powell has yet to cast a dissenting vote against the Federal Open Market Committee's decisions on monetary policy... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 343

EURO AREA POISED FOR FASTEST ECONOMIC EXPANSION IN A DECADE


Euro-area economic growth remained solid in August even as services activity slowed, according to IHS Markit... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 336

NORTH KOREA RISKS LIFT YEN, EURO STRUGGLES NEAR FOUR-WEEK LOWS VS DOLLAR


The dollar was steady at 111.760 yen JPY after coming off a high of 112.530 the previous day... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 334

YELLEN BRUSHES ASIDE INFLATION 'MYSTERY' WHILE FED EYES RATE HIKE


The strategy represents a bit of a gamble because it risks cementing inflation permanently below the Fed's 2 percent target... READ MORE

21st September, 2017 328


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