The Latest Breaking News from Monetary Policy

From defense contracting and mortgage finance to credit, housing, and monetary policy, Trump is leaning heavily on command-and-control economics.

Analysts warn that White House pressure on US central bank to cut interest rates could put economy in danger

Several of the region's most widely held names are companies with strong balance sheets and pricing power, which investors see as better positioned to absorb shifts in monetary policy

In a split vote, the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted five to four to reduce interest rates.

The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a three-decade high on Friday, marking another landmark shift for a country long accustomed to near-zero rates and unconventional monetary policy.

Another reduction expected next year but monetary policy committee is deeply divided over inflation prospects

The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to reduce rates from 4% to 3.75%.

Monetary policy committee, cautious in recent months, expected to respond with cut in interest rates

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday fell to a 2.25-month low and finished down -0.21%. The dollar was under pressure from Tuesday's Fed-friendly US economic reports on Nov payrolls, Oct retail sales, and Dec S&P manufacturing activity that bolster the outlook for the Fed to keep easing monetary policy....