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How should central banks respond to US tariffs? The RBA provides some clues
Central banks around the world are faced with conflicting forces as the tariff wars continue. The Reserve Bank of Australia ...
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Fed intervention good in the short term, but creates higher probability of crisis in future: Professor Raghuram Rajan
The system has become “really dependent” on the US central bank to be the saviour instead of it serving as a last resort, ...
Squaring the accounts of Kevin Warsh, whom Trump could pick as Fed chairman next year
A recent speech offered clues into how Warsh might lead the central bank he’s criticized. Not everything added up.
Australian central bank reduces benchmark interest rate to 3.85% in second cut this year
Australia’s central bank has reduced its benchmark interest by a quarter percentage point for a second time this year to 3.85 ...
Central bank body BIS flags potential for dollar scramble
Central bank body the Bank for International Settlements has flagged a possible scramble for dollars could be triggered if ...
Powell may have a hard time avoiding Trump's ‘Too Late' label even as Fed chief does the right thing
In a Truth Social post after the Fed decision this week to keep rates unchanged, Trump declared that "Too Late' Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn't have a clue." The president declared there is ...
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Central bank project shows monetary policy still viable in 'tokenized' system
The prototype created for the study showed there's even the possibility of central bank monetary policy working even better under a decentralized financial system. The project came out of work ...
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ECB's Wunsch says central bank may need to cut rates below 2%, FT reports
May 18 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank may need to cut interest rates to "slightly below" 2% as global trade tensions pose downside risks to inflation and growth, Belgium's central bank ...
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Australian central bank reduces benchmark interest rate to 3.85% in second cut this year
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday reduced its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage for a second time this year, to 3.85% after inflation fell within a ...