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24 Feb 23
Major central banks have been tipped to sell off $1trn of assets in both 2023 and 2024, partially reversing the jump in quantitative easing since the onset of Covid-19.
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23 Sep 22
The US central bank has put interest rates up by another big jump, continuing its recent fast pace of increases as inflation continues to be far above its target level.
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15 Jul 22
A US Federal Reserve governor has stated his support for raising interest rates by 0.75 percentage points later this month, but did not rule out pushing for an even larger increase.
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23 Nov 21
Jerome Powell will serve a second term as chair of the US Federal Reserve after president Joe Biden opted for continuity rather than change and stuck with his predecessor Donald Trump’s appointment.
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29 Oct 21
Fears inflation will linger have led to some central banks tightening monetary policy faster than expected, potentially fuelling worries the US Federal Reserve is “behind the curve”, analysts have...
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18 Jun 21
High US inflation rates related to the Covid-19 bounceback are set to be transitory, but interest rates rises might be needed by 2023 to deal with longer-term inflationary pressures, according to the...
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14 May 21
Surging US inflation figures do not reflect the “excellent” economic situation, a leading figure from the country’s central bank has said.