The Latest Breaking News from Monetary Policy

The Bank of Thailand says six annual interest rate meetings are sufficient for obtaining information for considering monetary policy, in a response to market speculation about an urgent meeting about an interest-rate increase.

The Bank of England has followed the US Federal Reserve in raising interest rates. Both economies are battling the highest level of inflation in years and hope that tighter monetary policy will curb spiralling price rises. Also in the show: Australia's new government commits to more ambitious emissions reduction targets,…

No doubt remains as to whether the Bank of Thailand will raise interest rates. The bank's governor has made it clear they must be raised to deter rising inflation, and that this must be done in a timely manner. Analysts have taken his speech as indicating a 25bp hike will…

In today’s labor market, negotiating power is on the side of the laborer. There are 2 job openings for every unemployed person in the United States, heavily skewing the labor supply/demand curve in favor of the supply side. But that will be quickly coming to an end as that dislocation…

Government leaders are publicly making a case for keeping interest rates lower for longer, a call that is putting them at odds with the nation’s monetary policy makers who are keen to raise borrowing costs sooner to keep inflation from overheating.

Hedge fund investor and Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman has a word of advice for the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is due to announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday after a two-day meeting of its monetary policy arm.

The stock market tanked in the last trading session after a hotter-than-expected inflation data release. Investors are worried about the possibility of the Fed’s aggressive monetary policy tightening pushing the economy into a recession. However, the market downturn presents an excellent opportunity to add quality small-cap stocks P.A.M. Transportation Services…

The acceleration in digital transformation across industries has been a significant tailwind for tech companies amid the pandemic. Although the Fed tightening monetary policy has kept the tech sector under pressure, analysts are bullish on its long-term prospects. Thus, we think fundamentally strong tech stocks Fair Isaac (FICO), ON Semiconductor…

Tokyo (AFP) - The yen plunged to its lowest level against the dollar since 1998 on Monday as sky-high US inflation fuels a widening monetary policy gap between Japan and the world's largest economy.