Tag: Central Banking
about 1 month ago
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Yield Curve Control Joins the Living Dead

Japan’s Halloween decision to nix its official bond yield cap means ‘yield curve control’ has one foot in the grave—b...

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3 months ago
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Higher Rates Are Supercharging Japan’s Banks

After years of low margins, a quiet sea change is under way

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3 months ago
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U.K. Inflation Falls Unexpectedly, Easing Pressure on Bank of England

Central bank was expected to raise its key interest rate Thursday, but that now seems less certain

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4 months ago
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Is a Stronger Yen Lurking Around the Corner?

The Bank of Japan’s surprising tweak to its monetary policy injects more uncertainty into the yen’s trajectory

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4 months ago
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Why the Drivers of Lower Inflation Matter

Competing effects of central banks, healing supply chains affect recession odds

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5 months ago
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BOJ Needs More Confidence Inflation Will Stay High to Change Policy, Ueda Says

Central bank chief says Japan’s underlying inflation rate is still below 2%

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7 months ago
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Zambia Hikes Key Lending Rate to 9.5% After Inflation Spike

African nation is currently in negotiations with donors to restructure its staggering $18 billion foreign currency debt

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9 months ago
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Swiss Central Bank Lifts Key Rate, Declares End to Bank Crisis

Move follows decisions by the Fed and the ECB to press ahead with rate rises despite bank strains

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11 months ago
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Japan’s Banks Get a Shot in the Arm

A tweak to Japan’s “yield curve control” interest-rate policy has lit a fire under the country’s financial stocks.

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12 months ago
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The Bank of Japan Shocked Markets, but Not These Investors

Betting against the Bank of Japan has finally begun to pay off.

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12 months ago
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The Bank of Japan Steals Christmas

The central bank’s decision to raise its effective cap on 10-year government bond yields adds an extra dollop of unce...

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12 months ago
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Swiss Central Bank Follows Fed With 0.5-Point Rate Rise

The decision kick-starts a busy day for monetary policy in Europe, with the Bank of England and the European Central ...

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about 1 year ago
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U.K. Inflation Reaches 10.1% as Government U-Turns Cloud Outlook

Consumer prices rose by double digits in the 12 months through September, but where inflation goes next depends on a ...

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about 1 year ago
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U.K. Treasury Chief Jeremy Hunt Looks to Reassure Markets With New Tax Plan

Jeremy Hunt will unveil new public spending and tax policies as he looks to reassure markets that were spooked by Pri...

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about 1 year ago
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U.K. Prime Minister Defends Tax Cuts as Market Turmoil Continues

Liz Truss largely laid the blame for the country’s financial fallout on high global inflation and energy prices cause...

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about 1 year ago
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Oil Falls Below $80 a Barrel

Weakening growth and a strengthening dollar are weighing on crude prices, which are near the level they started the y...

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almost 2 years ago
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Central Banks Around the World Raise Rates as Fed Prepares Move

Many developing countries have responded aggressively to the acceleration in inflation, taking steps that are only no...

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almost 2 years ago
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Muddled Priorities and Monetary Policy in Beijing

China has significant scope to fight off a deepening economic slowdown—if it is willing to be realistic about what is...

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about 2 years ago
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Covid-19 Variant Upends Investor Bets on Rate Increases

Investors piled into government bonds and quickly recalibrated their expectations for interest-rate increases in resp...

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about 2 years ago
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Dollar Strength Gives Wall Street Something New to Worry About

Concerns about growth and surging energy prices, as well as higher bond yields, are attracting investors to the green...

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over 2 years ago
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European Bonds Rally on Bets on Weak Growth, Inflation

German bund yields declined to their lowest since February, as investors bet on the European Central Bank continuing ...

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over 2 years ago
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ECB Aims for Slightly Higher Inflation, Stops Short of Fed’s Major Shift

European Central Bank officials forged an agreement to aim for slightly higher inflation, but stopped short of the ma...

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over 2 years ago
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Hedge Funds Face Backlash From Europe in Bond Market

European governments are acting to limit hedge funds’ participation in the market for new sovereign bond issuance, fo...

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over 2 years ago
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Russia Raises Rates Amid Standoff With West, Signs of Covid-19 Economic Recovery

The Bank of Russia increased its key interest rate, a move that may help support the ruble amid tensions with the Wes...

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almost 3 years ago
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Inflation Expectations in Europe Rise to Highest in Over a Year

Hopes around the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and accommodative central banks are boosting inflation forecasts in Eur...

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almost 3 years ago
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Zombies Could Stunt the Bank Recovery

A decade ago, Europe’s recovery from the global financial crisis was held back by the lingering bad-debt problems of ...

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about 3 years ago
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Central Banks Pile Into Europe’s Common Debt

Central banks were among the biggest buyers of European common debt this week, signaling growing trust that the euro ...

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