Tag: monetary policy
China’s Central Bank to Cut Key Policy Rates by 25 Basis...
China will reduce interest rates across several structural monetary policy tools by 25 basis points and significantly expand funding aimed at supporting technological innovation,...
U.S. Inflation Holds Steady in December
U.S. headline inflation held steady in December, while underlying price pressures showed signs of easing, reinforcing expectations that inflation is gradually cooling.
Consumer prices increased...
Dollar Steady Against Major Currencies as Markets Weigh Labor Data
The U.S. dollar traded largely unchanged against major currencies, including the yen and the euro, on Wednesday as investors digested a fresh round of...
Weak U.S. Dollar Outlook Persists Amid Fed Independence Concerns
The outlook for the U.S. dollar remains bearish at the start of 2026, according to a survey of currency strategists conducted by Reuters. Analysts...
Euro Zone Inflation Reaches ECB’s 2% Target in December
Euro zone inflation eased to 2.0% in December, down from 2.1% in November, reaching the European Central Bank’s target, according to data released on...
Australia CPI Surprise: Headline Falls, Core Inflation Holds Firm
Australian consumer price inflation slowed more than expected in November, helped by easing electricity costs. However, underlying inflation pressures remained elevated and stayed above...
Bank of Japan Chief Reaffirms Commitment to More Rate Increases
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday that the central bank will continue raising interest rates if economic activity and price trends...
Lower Rates May Not Revive Employment Growth, Yardeni Warns
Yardeni Research has raised doubts over whether recent interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve can reverse slowing employment growth in the United States....
Bessent Backs Rethinking the Fed’s 2% Inflation Target
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he supports revisiting the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target once price growth is sustainably brought back to that...
China Likely to Keep Rates Unchanged for Seventh Month Despite Slowdown
China is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rates unchanged for a seventh straight month in December, according to a Reuters survey, despite...
