Economist Dr Evans Nunoo has underscored the need for the government to place greater emphasis on monetary policy as a key strategy for achieving long-term economic stability. He stated that the ...

Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate This paper quantifies the economic impact of changes in U.S. monetary policy on ...

The Bank of England is cutting its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25% amid concerns over the ...

The issue of using monetary policy for financial stability purposes is hotly contested. The crisis was a reminder that price stability is not sufficient for financial stability, financial crises are ...

In a note this week, Citi analysts said the outcome provides clarity for monetary policy and allows the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to focus on broader economic factors. “The prospect of ...

Interest rates have been working to slow down price rises (inflation) over the past two years, so we are able to cut interest rates again today, to 4.25%. Inflation has been close to the 2% target ...

Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said policymakers should hold interest rates steady for now on the health of the US economy. Kugler also discussed "front loading" by businesses and ...

Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Tuesday that he was worried that inflation in Britain could prove stronger ...

The Monetary Policy Committee lowered the bank rate to ... ahead to interest-rate decisions from regional central banks. In economic news, data published by mortgage lender Halifax showed that ...

The Bank of England cut rates, highlighting a growing gap in how global central banks and the Federal Reserve are approaching ...

This is not a bad thing. It just means we have to ensure that we always take the exchange rate into account when considering the monetary policy stance that is appropriate for our domestic economic ...

The natural rate of interest, also known as r-star, is a key variable for analyzing fiscal and monetary policy. A novel method of measuring ... albeit more gradually. Read the Economic Letter: A ...