Euro Zone Inflation Shows No Signs of Slowing
ECB head Christine Legarde is maintaining a dovish line despite strong October inflation numbers in major euro zone economies.
Emerging Markets Hike Rates to Get Ahead of Inflation
Though central banks have approached the problem with different levels of urgency.
Stakes High as Emerging Markets Await Fed Taper Plans
Capital flight, inflation, and debt shocks are the risks facing emerging markets as the Federal Reserve plots a course out of monetary stimulus.
ECB Moves to Scale Back COVID-Era Bond Buying
Citing improved growth and rising inflation, the ECB moved to scale back its bond purchases. But don’t call it a taper.
Russia Central Bank Sounds Alarm on Inflation
The Bank of Russia’s latest monetary policy forecast raises a novel possibility: What if the present inflationary trend isn’t temporary at all?
US Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Exceeds $8 Trillion Mark
The Federal Reserve balance sheet just hit $8.1 trillion, roughly the size of the economies of Japan and Germany combined.
ECB Sets New Inflation Target in Rare Strategy Overhaul
Either the target or the loose monetary policy had to go. In the end it was the target.
Fed Tries to Calm Bond Yield Jitters
Federal Reserve officials gather this week for one of the most important central bank meetings in recent history.
Inflation Whispers Spook Global Bond Markets
Do spiking yield curves across the developed world harken the end of COVID-era monetary stimulus?
Federal Reserve Fails to Calm Jittery US Equity Markets
Powell’s recent comments reflect how central bank interventions have been normalized by the market, making the Fed’s eventual exit an exceedingly delicate affair.