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Why the Bank of Japan’s surprise policy twist is rattling global markets
Anchors aweigh? The Bank of Japan sent shock waves through global financial markets Tuesday, effectively loosening a cap on 10-year government bond yields in a surprise move seen as potentially pointi...
Neobanks raise savings yields as Bank of England hikes interest rates
The Starling Bank app displayed on a person’s phone. Adrian Dennis | AFP via Getty Images LONDON — Online banks in the U.K. are racing to bump up the yields on their savings accounts in a bid to...
ECB hikes rates, sees significant increases ahead as it announces plan to shrink balance sheet
President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde attends a hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs in the European Parliament on November 28, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. Thier...
ECB President Christine Lagarde speaks after rate decision
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Fed raises interest rates half a point
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest level in 15 years, indicating that the fight against inflation is not over despite some promising signs lately. Keepi...
Bank of England seen hiking by a half-point as inflation shows signs of peaking
The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates by 50 basis points on Thursday, with inflation showing signs of peaking but still uncomfortably high at 10.7% in November. Bloomberg | Bloomberg...
Bank of England calls for ‘urgent’ global action after near-collapse of UK pension funds
LONDON, February 03: Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey leaves after a press conference at Bank of England on February 3, 2022 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Im...
Oil plunge, tech collapse and Fed cuts? Strategist shares possible 2023 market ‘surprises’
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, August 29, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters After a tumultuous year for financial markets, Standard Chartered outlin...
Economist Austan Goolsbee named next Chicago Fed president
The economist Austan Goolsbee will take over as president of the Chicago Federal Reserve early next year as the central bank weighs critical policy moves ahead, according to an announcement Thursday. ...
Fed hikes and a stronger dollar are fueling risks of political instability in Africa
ACCRA, GHANA – NOVEMBER 05: Ghanaians march during the ‘Ku Me Preko’ demonstration on November 5, 2022, in Accra, Ghana. People took to the streets of Ghana’s capital to protes...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says smaller rate hikes could come in December
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed Wednesday that smaller interest rate increases are likely ahead even as he sees progress in the fight against inflation as largely inadequ...
European Central Bank says bitcoin is on the ‘road to irrelevance’
The bitcoin logo displayed on a smartphone with euro banknotes in the backgrouund. Andrea Ronchini | NurPhoto via Getty Images The European Central Bank gave a strong critique of bitcoin on Wednesday,...
Transitory inflation talk is back. But economists say higher prices here to stay
Prices of fruit and vegetables are on display in a store in Brooklyn, New York City, March 29, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Global markets have taken heart in recent weeks from data indicating that in...
Fed minutes November 2022:
Federal Reserve officials earlier this month agreed that smaller interest rate increases should happen soon as they evaluate the impact policy is having on the economy, meeting minutes released Wednes...
ECB vice president says will do ‘whatever necessary’ to tame inflation
It is crucial for the European Central Bank to convey its commitment to bringing prices down in order to keep inflation expectations anchored, according to its vice president. Luis de Guindos told CNB...
Fed’s Daly sees rates rising at least another percentage point as ‘pausing is off the table’
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said Wednesday she expects the central bank to raise interest rates at least another percentage point, and possibly more, before it can pause to evalu...
UK on the brink of recession after economy contracts by 0.2% in the third quarter
The Bank of England has warned that the U.K. is facing its longest recession since records began a century ago. Huw Fairclough | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. economy contracted b...
Bank of England raises rate by 75 basis points, biggest hike in 33 years
A passageway near the Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, U.K., on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday raised interest r...
Fed approves 0.75-point hike to take rates to highest since 2008 and hints at change in policy ahead
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved a fourth consecutive three-quarter point interest rate increase and signaled a potential change in how it will approach monetary policy to bring down inflatio...
Bank of England set for biggest rate hike in 33 years, but economists expect dovish tilt
Buses pass in the City of London financial district outside the Royal Exchange near the Bank of England on 2nd July 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — The ...
U.S. consumer spending seeing a ‘mitigation’ in growth not a slowdown, says Bank of America CEO
U.S. consumer spending is experiencing a “mitigation of growth” but not a slowdown, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Friday. Interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve are starting ...
US economy seeing a ‘mitigation’ in growth not a slowdown, says Bank of America CEO
The U.S. economy is experiencing a “mitigation of growth” but not a slowdown, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Friday. Interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve are starting to be ...
Watch Christine Lagarde speak after the ECB hikes rates once again
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Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt delivers emergency policy statement
[The stream is slated to start at 6 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt is announcing parts of his medium-term fiscal...
Fed minutes October 2022:
Federal Reserve officials have been surprised at the pace of inflation and indicated at their last meeting that they expect higher interest rates to remain in place until prices come down, according t...
Two Fed Officials Make Case for Caution With Future Interest Rate Raises
Two Federal Reserve officials began laying out a case for exercising caution in raising interest rates after policy makers last month telegraphed plans to continue lifting rates at their fastest pace ...
U.S. should pump more oil to avert war-level energy crisis: JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon
Dimon said in June that he was preparing the bank for an economic “hurricane” caused by the Federal Reserve and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan ...
Britain’s shadow banking system is raising serious concerns after bond market storm
Analysts are concerned about a knock-on effect to the U.K.’s shadow banking sector in the event of a sudden rise in interest rates. Photo by Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — A...
Pension fund panic led to Bank of England’s emergency intervention
The Bank of England on Wednesday launched a historic intervention in the U.K. bond market in order to shore up financial stability, with markets in disarray following the new government’s fiscal...