monetary policy

Citi: Bear market almost inevitable for Japanese stocks after Powell speech

Citi: Bear market almost inevitable for Japanese stocks after Powell speech

A bear market in Japanese stocks is "almost inevitable" as a recent speech by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jeron Powell…

7 months ago

Bullard (Fed): Inflation will be more persistent than we expected

The president of the branch of St. Louis Federal Reserve's James Bullard said Thursday that he expects high inflation to…

7 months ago

Barkin (Fed): ‘Long time’ until next rate decision in September

Federal Reserve officials have "still a lot of time" before they need to decide on the exact rate of the…

8 months ago

Bullard (Fed): I’m leaning towards a 0.75% rate hike in September – We need to reach 3.75%-4% by the end of the year

Its preference for a 75 basis point (0.75%) increase in the base rate against 50 bp. on behalf of the…

8 months ago

The big pitfall for the Fed

By Mohamed A. El-Erian Over the past 18 months or so, the quick and easy interpretation of inflation data has…

8 months ago

Don’t rush to celebrate inflation – It’s still unpredictable

By Jonathan Levin US inflation has finally surprised markets in a positive way and traders are understandably excited that the…

8 months ago

Let’s not mince our words: the global recession is coming…

By Daniel Moss Ben Bernanke has never been a big fan of "labels." In 2008, the then chairman of the…

8 months ago

Reuters: How the political scene and economy in Japan will be affected after the death of Shinzo Abe

The death of Shinzo Abe, who lent his name to "Abenomics," a term for the policy mix that followed, makes…

9 months ago

Goldman Sachs: Unprecedented systemic shocks to the economy

The current economic turmoil is one of the worst he has ever encountered in his career, Goldman Sachs chairman and…

10 months ago

Strategic ambiguity end

By Marcus Ashworth Christine Lagarde violated one of the golden rules of central banking. In a blog post that came…

10 months ago