Real GDP to rise from about 1.5% in 2025 to around 2.25% in 2026, in part due to the effects of the government shutdown as well as from tailwinds from fiscal policy, favorable financial conditions and ...

The following information was released by the Cato Institute: Though other presidents have attempted to interfere (sometimes successfully) with monetary policy, this is the first time a president has ...

This paper examines the challenges of formulating monetary policy in the face of heightened uncertainty. We develop a framework to assess the optimal monetary policy path under uncertainty, focusing ...

Why are central banks looking at blockchains? Central banks are tiptoeing into the world of blockchain not because it is fashionable but because every part of the money-making machine, from settlement ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong's de-facto central bank lowered its base interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.25% on Thursday, tracking a cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. It was the second easing by ...

Discover Milton Friedman's K-Percent Rule, which advocates for a steady, annual money supply increase aligned with GDP growth, ensuring economic stability.

Nick Lioudis is a writer, multimedia professional, consultant, and content manager for Bread. He has also spent 10+ years as a journalist. Diane Costagliola is a researcher, librarian, instructor, and ...

This paper estimates the strength of monetary policy transmission to bank lending rates in Brazil. We identify monetary policy shocks using forecast errors from Brazi’s daily Focus survey of ...

Broadly speaking, as increasing interest rates over the last few years have meant mortgage repayments going up, then the ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may pause further monetary policy easing, as slowing economic growth and weakening business confidence cannot be fixed by lower interest rates alone, according to ...