The Latest Breaking News from Monetary Policy

The oil market is likely to have a surplus greater than forecast earlier this year amid pressures from rising energy costs and tightening monetary policy that decreased demand for oil, OPEC + said in a report on Wednesday. The report comes days ahead of an OPEC+ policy meeting on Sept.…

Hong Kong (AFP) - Investors further unloaded equities in Asia on Thursday as they girded themselves for more interest rate hikes aimed at quelling runaway inflation, with some analysts warning that markets could retest the lows touched in June.

What Is a Real Interest Rate?A real interest rate is the difference between a nominal interest rate and the rate of inflation. Nominal interest rates are the rates set by financial institutions, such as banks and credit card companies, to be paid as interest on borrowed money. These are also…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s recent Jackson Hole speech has warned investors of further monetary policy tightening. With the rising possibility of a recession and high volatility, we think these dividend-paying ETFs, Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE), SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY), and Vanguard Utilities (VPU), might be ideal for building…

Australian shares have plunged, tracking Wall Street losses last week after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated a hawkish tone to battling inflation, while miner Fortescue Metals skidded after posting a lower annual profit.

THE City of London is home to many useful and responsible financial institutions. But this respectable facade also conceals a host of less savoury…

When I sat down to write this article, the most eye-catching event on the annual calendar of global monetary policy authorities was about to get under way. Analysts agreed the headline speaker at the US Federal Reserve conference in the mountain resort town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming — Fed chairman…

The stock market has remained under tremendous pressure since the beginning of 2022 due to ongoing macroeconomic issues. The Fed’s monetary policy tightening and a slowing economy are raising recession fears among investors. Amid such a volatile environment, investors should consider adding safe stocks KT Corporation (KT) and Bridgestone (BRDCY)…

The Bank of Thailand plans to maintain a gradual approach to normalising monetary policy throughout this year, according to its chief.

European monetary policy has previously smashed the fragile plates of the Greek economy to the floor;  12 years on, they've finally pieced it all back together. 

RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee member Ashima Goyal says voters should be told about financing and trade-offs involved