Explore "fool in the shower," Milton Friedman's metaphor explaining monetary policy's timing challenges and how overcorrection can impact the economy's stability.

Discover non-standard monetary policies, those beyond traditional methods, and their role in economic recovery; see examples like quantitative easing and negative rates.

As 2025 begins, the trajectory of U.S. monetary policy remains one of the most hotly debated topics in financial and economic circles. Following a tumultuous 2024 marked by persistent inflationary ...

While Jay Powell’s current four-year term as Fed Chair ends in May 2026, his appointment as a Fed Governor does not expire ...

Central bankers are tapping nontraditional data sources for a more complete picture of the economy In the spring of 2020, the Federal Reserve faced a challenge: The COVID-19 pandemic was upending ...

Recent research has identified periods when the Federal Reserve intentionally acted to slow inflation when it exceeded desired levels. The success of these disinflation attempts reveals the extent of ...

By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is widely expected to keep its policy interest rate on hold at 2.25% on Wednesday but economists and money markets are divided over ...

The Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System, a grouping of central banks and financial regulators that aims to help manage climate risk to the financial system and, ...

TAIPEI, April 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank said on Wednesday that it will continue to monitor the impact of U.S. tariffs and Taiwan's own economic and financial situation and make "timely ...

In a purely economic sense, inflation refers to a general increase in price levels due to an increase in the quantity of money; the growth of the money stock increases faster than the level of ...

The Philippines is highly exposed to natural hazards, which are increasingly intensified by climate change, yet quantitative ...

TREVOC MD Gurpal Singh Chawla has welcomed the repo rate reduction, saying that he is hopeful that the benefits will be passed on to homebuyers. “We welcome the RBI’s decision to reduce the repo rate ...