Monetary policy doesn’t just happen by magic. Instead, Fed employees in New York are carrying it out through open market ...

THE Bank of Tanzania (BoT)’s decision to keep its policy rate steady for the first quarter of this year reflects a strategic shift from short-term stabilisation to medium-term economic consolidation.

As members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria prepare for their next meeting, fresh survey results indicate that most Nigerians want lending rates reduced, despite ...

Fiscal dominance is a dybbuk for central bankers. It’s an economic demon that shows up when government spending runs amok. Once it possesses its host, it forces monetary policymakers to subordinate ...

TY-LED Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to cut policy rates by 25 basis points at its upcoming Feb. 1 ...

By Michael S. Derby Feb 17 (Reuters) - Kevin Warsh, nominated to lead the Federal Reserve, may want a smaller central bank ...

Monetary policy has been relentlessly focused on ways to increase the flow of credit to the productive sectors of the economy. Against the backdrop of a resilient economy and low inflation, keeping ...

The latest UK jobs report shows the unemployment rate rising to 5.2%, nearly a percentage point higher than a year ago. This weakening labor market, combined with moderating wage growth, is providing ...

South Africa’s central bank seeks to replace prime, the main reference commercial banks use to price trillions of rands of loans, with its benchmark interest rate.

More rate hikes may be coming as the Reserve Bank warns it remains committed to bringing down rising inflation.

An interest rate cut on February 19 is likely as economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter of 2025, with weaker consumer spending and investment strengthening the case for monetary easing. In its ...