The Latest Breaking News from Monetary Policy

Warnings that further interest rate rises are likely in the coming months to stabilise the economy

Has inflation finally peaked? November’s Consumer Prices Index fell to 10.7 per cent last month, down from the 42-year high of 11.1 per cent in October and below expectations. That drop is likely to be deemed sufficient that the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee can at least slow the…

Further monetary tightening will be gradual and measured, and can be adjusted if necessary, after the monetary policy committee raised its key interest rate late last month, minutes of the meeting showed on Wednesday.

Westpac expects tighter monetary policy and slowing economic growth to impact some of the bank's customers next year.

Interest rates could shoot to 3.5 per cent from next week following a meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee

The Fed’s aggressive monetary policy stance has kept the stock market highly volatile. Although the latest inflation report showed signs of a slowdown, it is far from target results. So, the potential continuation of rate hikes is widely expected to cause a recession. We believe that fundamentally sound stocks, Walmart…

The Reserve Bank of India monetary policy committee (MPC), which determines interest rates, has raised policy repo rate by 35 basis points (bps) to 6.25 per cent with immediate effect. Read on for details:

Leading retailer Macy’s, Inc. (M) surpassed its EPS and revenue estimates in the last reported quarter. However, the company witnessed declining sales and earnings. Also, considering the sky-high inflation and the Fed’s aggressive monetary policy, will M be a smart buy this holiday season? Continue reading to find out.

In her first interview since joining the monetary policy committee, Britain’s newest interest-rate setter warns inflation is not the biggest threat to the economy – because ‘the slowdown is here’

The Monetary Policy Committee is set to raise its key rate by a quarter point for a third straight meeting as an accelerating economic growth aided by tourism revival risks stoking prices.

The RBA had done all that could be done with monetary policy to fight the possibility of recession/depression from a global pandemic