WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut short-term rates in 2026, with its key interest rate settling at 3.4 ...

Monetary policy guides inflation and economic growth. Learn what it means, the main types, and how central banks manage interest rates and stabilize the economy.

Most Fed officials currently estimate that the long-run neutral rate falls between 2.5% and 3%, but roughly 4.5% to 5% when ...

A rare and politically charged split is opening inside the Federal Reserve as policymakers look toward 2026. When it comes to ...

While most economists believe that central banks set interest rates, in reality, they are set by time preferences of ...

Discover how the monetary conditions index (MCI), which was developed by the Bank of Canada, evaluates economic conditions using interest and exchange rates.

European Central Bank policymaker Alvaro Santos Pereira urged governments to do more to lift growth in the euro zone, saying ...

Surveys of professional economic forecasters and financial market data can reveal public perceptions about the future conduct of monetary policy. Current estimates suggest that both professional ...

BEIJING, Jan 6 (Reuters) - China's ‌central ​bank said on ‌Tuesday it will cut the reserve ​requirement ratio and interest ...

OP-ED. Olivier Garnier, the chief economist at the Banque de France, argues in an op-ed for Le Monde that central banks have ...

(Yicai) Jan. 7 -- The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, has reaffirmed its stance to maintain a moderately ...