The Latest Breaking News from Monetary Policy

Central bank to continue gradual monetary tightening

The Bank of Thailand's (BoT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said it would continue its approach of gradual and measured policy normalisation as it hiked the key interest rate last month, minutes of the meeting showed on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 12, 2023

Megan Greene to join BoE’s monetary policy committee

Global chief economist at Kroll will join the MPC as an external member on a three-year term from 5 July

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2023

Stocks Move Higher Before the Open as Market Sentiment Improves, U.S. Inflation Data on Tap

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.21%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.28% this morning as market participants continued to assess the path of Federal Reserve monetary policy following a solid U.S. jobs report while bracing for the start of the earnings season and inflation…

Barchart · Apr 11, 2023

Bank of England interest rate-setter warns inflation may get too low

Silvana Tenreyro has been one of the Monetary Policy Committee’s most consistently dovish members

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2023

‘Pause doesn’t mean peak’: The RBA has stopped hiking rates – but will the mortgage reprieve last?

Millions of Australian homeowners were spared another increase in their mortgage bills on Tuesday when the RBA paused interest rates.

The New Daily · Apr 4, 2023

Egypt’s Central Bank Faces Multiple Crises, Limited Options

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will hold a periodic meeting on Thursday when options to contain successive shocks to the Egyptian economy remain limited before growing local and global crises. CBE will likely raise interest rates at today’s meeting to curb inflation, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2023

Stubborn inflation, tight labor market quite challenging, Miami Fed exec says

Inflation needs to be brought under better control before the Federal Reserve starts reversing its monetary policy of boosting interest rates, a Miami-based regional executive with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said Tuesday, during a regional economic summit at Key Biscayne.

Miami Herald · Mar 29, 2023

3 of the Strongest Stocks to Buy Right Now

Rekindled recession worries amid upheaval in the banking sector and the Fed’s further tightening of monetary policy could keep the stock market volatile in the near term. Given this backdrop, we think the strong growth prospects of UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Danaher Corp. (DHR), and ServiceNow (NOW) make these stocks solid…

StockNews.com · Mar 28, 2023

Brazil's monetary policy director leaves office amid government uncertainty over replacement

Brazil's central bank monetary policy director Bruno Serra has left his position at his request, according to the official gazette on Monday, backdated to March 23, while the new administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has yet to announce a replacement candidate.

Reuters · Mar 27, 2023

OPINION - We can’t let saving the banks distract from the vital war on inflation

The Bank of England is faced with the sort of choice that central bankers prefer not to confront. Inflation is far too perky, which warrants higher interest rates. The global financial system, however, is in an unexpected state of stress: the financial “central heating” is on the blink. Past financial…

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023