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 ...

By Devayani Sathyan and Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU, Feb 16 - The Bank of England will cut interest rates in March, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll, and is expected to follow ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

Warsh believes large Fed holdings distort financial markets and favor Wall Street interests over those of Main Street. He’s ...

Make no mistake: interest rates could rise significantly as the ­Reserve Bank clamps down on inflation fuelled by out-of-control government spending.