UK Budget fallout adds to Bank of England dilemma on interest rates
Employers are cutting jobs and raising prices to offset tax increases, with wages still growing too fast for policymakers’ ...
The ECB needs a rethink of its policy approach
Experience suggests that abundant and cheap money is not a harbinger of price or financial stability, much less of sustained ...
Stocks Hit a Record Amid Strong Earnings and Easing Inflation Concerns
Corporate earnings are coming in strong. Investors are also seeing the Trump administration take a less aggressive approach ...
Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 0.5% and signals further increases
In a well-trailed move, the Bank of Japan on Friday raised the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, taking it to 0.5 per ...
Will the Federal Reserve respond to Donald Trump’s call on interest rates?
The Federal Reserve is not expected to cut interest rates on Wednesday but the US central bank’s policy is already under scrutiny from President Donald Trump. Investors overwhelmingly expect the Fed ...
Trump town
In another twist, Trump has also expressly ruled the Fed out of creating a central bank digital currency and instead appears ...
Bank of Japan expected to raise rates on Friday with inflation and wages ‘on path’
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise rates at its January 24 meeting following recent supportive comments from BoJ governor Kazuo Ueda and deputy Ryozo Himino.
Trump’s victory could be disinflationary (eventually)
After experience of Biden administration, fighting price rises likely to be political priority over targeting economic growth ...
Is private equity behind the surging cost of veterinary care?
Critics of ‘roll up’ strategy say consolidation has stoked price inflation but industry says other factors are at play ...
Dovish risks growing for the ECB
The balance of macroeconomic risks has shifted from concerns about high inflation to concerns about low growth,” said vice-president Luis de Guindos in a mid-January speech. December’s change in ...
UK consumer confidence falls sharply in January
UK consumer confidence fell sharply in January to the lowest level in more than a year as a spike in government borrowing ...
The Magnificent Seven in Trumpland
The Mag Seven are such a huge part of the US stock market that a change in their fortunes amounts to a change in the character of the whole market. So what is going on here? It would be most welcome ...