Bangkok Post – New Fed chief faces immediate pressure
Kevin Warsh With Kevin Warsh taking the helm at the US Federal Reserve this month, succeeding chairman Jerome…
Powell’s tenure as Fed chair marked by inflation battle, independence tests
Eight years ago, when Jerome Powell became Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed), economists worried that inflation and…
PBOC Warns on Imported Inflation, Focuses on Policy Transmission
(Bloomberg) — China’s central bank has warned on the risks of imported inflation from higher oil prices stemming…
Top ECB official warns oil shock may force interest rate hikes – POLITICO
Determined not to repeat the mistakes of 2022, Demarco said policymakers must stop higher energy costs from feeding…
Midyear Economic Outlook 2026: AI Drives Resilient Growth
The global economy continues to expand, supported by momentum in the U.S., where investments related to artificial intelligence…
US PCE Nowcast – Expect the hottest reading since early 2023 – Oxford Economics
US PCE Nowcast – Expect the hottest reading since early 2023 Oxford EconomicsWholesale inflation jumps 6% in April on…
Confounding bankers’ assumptions, the RBA’s post-COVID rate hikes caused Australians to work more, not less
Now that the Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates for the third time this year, how will you…
Costly liquidity measures push BoG loss to GHC15.6bn in 2025
The Bank of Ghana posted an operating loss of 15.6 billion cedis for 2025, up sharply from 9.4…
Turkish central bank says April inflation driven by energy, food
In last week’s policy meeting, the Turkish central bank suggested that inflation in April is being driven mainly…
Fed Chair nominee Warsh commits to independence, with limits
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to become chair of the Federal Reserve will…
Middle East war fallout: IMF chief warns of ‘unavoidable pain’, urges central banks to curb inflation
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday urged central banks to prioritise tackling inflation even at the cost of…
Interest Rates on Hold, but South African Consumers Remain Under Pressure
Following today’s decision by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the latest data from TransUnion…