Policy

By William Schomberg LONDON – Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday that interest rates would remain the central bank’s main monetary policy tool as it prepares …

By Yoruk Bahceli, Saikat Chatterjee and Tommy Wilkes LONDON – From Silicon Valley shares to U.S. and European government bonds, securities that are already under heavy pressure stand to lose …

Chicago Criminals Encouraged To Make A Run For It With New Police Policy Blake Mauro on June 22, 2022 The City of Chicago has implemented a new policy that prohibits …

By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU – Transgender cyclist Veronica Ivy questioned the move by swimming’s governing body FINA to restrict the participation of trans athletes in elite women’s competitions, telling Reuters …

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday the central bank should maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy, brushing aside opposition calls that the …

SYDNEY – Australia’s central bank decided to raise interest rates by a larger 50 basis points this month because policy would still be very stimulative and it needed to be …

(Reuters) – Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic on Friday said he supported the U.S. central bank’s 0.75 percentage point interest-rate hike this week, adding that supply chain fixes …

(Reuters) – Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George on Friday said she dissented against the U.S. central bank’s three-quarters-of-a-percentage-point interest rate increase this week because she “viewed that move …

By Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI – A key executive who was leading Tesla’s lobbying effort in India has resigned, weeks after the U.S. carmaker put on hold …

(Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said on Tuesday that the first stage of the central bank’s review on its liquidity policy had received broad support. The purpose …

TOKYO – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank must maintain ultra-loose monetary policy to reflate the economy and achieve higher wages. Kuroda, however, told …

TAIPEI – Taiwan’s central bank is likely to raise its policy rate again this week, according to all economists polled by Reuters, to help fend off inflation now at an …

MANILA – The Philippine central bank’s monetary policy actions are not tied to the decisions of the United States’ Federal Reserve, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said on …

(Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Friday threw out a Biden administration directive narrowing who can be targeted by immigration agents for arrest and deportation, siding with officials in …

TAIPEI – The United States understands Taiwan’s exchange rate policy stance and the two sides have “good” communication, a Taiwanese central bank official said on Friday, after the U.S. Treasury …

BEIJING -China’s central bank will strengthen the implementation of its prudent monetary policy and bring forward steps to support the economy, vice governor Pan Gonsheng said on Thursday. The People’s …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO -The Bank of Japan must maintain its massive monetary stimulus as inflation has yet to sustainably achieve its 2% target, deputy governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on …

BERLIN – A lack of transparency in China’s lending poses a threat to developing and emerging countries and could trigger a new debt crisis, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on …

NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve could pause its monetary policy tightening in September if there is an economic deterioration and inflation subsides, BofA strategists said on Thursday, a day …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday the central bank can execute a smooth exit from its ultra-loose monetary policy, though doing so …

ZURICH – Global monetary policy is moving into a new phase of higher interest rates to combat resurgent inflation, Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan told Bilanz magazine in an …

(Reuters) – Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George on Monday said she expects the U.S. central bank to lift its target interest rate to about 2% by August, …

BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Monday they would gradually shift their fiscal policies from supportive this year to neutral in 2023, the chairman of the ministers Paschal …

Federal Judge Blocks Biden From Ending Trump-Era Border Policy Jennie Taer on May 20, 2022 A federal judge ruled Friday that the Biden administration’s move to end Title 42, the …